Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Myanmar

Myanmar: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0434 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
9th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.0542 kt per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0285 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Myanmar, 1961–2023

00.020.040.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Myanmar is 0.0434 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Myanmar peaked at 0.0542 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Myanmar ranks 9th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0285 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0312 kt per square kilometre +9.4%
1963 0.0327 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1964 0.0334 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1965 0.0325 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
1966 0.0303 kt per square kilometre -6.8%
1967 0.0316 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
1968 0.0319 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1969 0.0313 kt per square kilometre -1.9%
1970 0.0322 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1971 0.0319 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1972 0.0304 kt per square kilometre -4.9%
1973 0.0327 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1974 0.0327 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1975 0.0337 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1976 0.0329 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
1977 0.0326 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1978 0.0336 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1979 0.0298 kt per square kilometre -11.3%
1980 0.0322 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
1981 0.0322 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1982 0.0306 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
1983 0.0312 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1984 0.0309 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1985 0.0313 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1986 0.0313 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1987 0.0301 kt per square kilometre -3.9%
1988 0.0304 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1989 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1990 0.0319 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1991 0.0307 kt per square kilometre -3.9%
1992 0.0339 kt per square kilometre +10.5%
1993 0.0368 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
1994 0.0385 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1995 0.0404 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1996 0.0387 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
1997 0.0363 kt per square kilometre -6.2%
1998 0.0366 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1999 0.0416 kt per square kilometre +13.8%
2000 0.0423 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2001 0.043 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2002 0.0428 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2003 0.0438 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2004 0.0457 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
2005 0.0495 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
2006 0.0541 kt per square kilometre +9.3%
2007 0.0537 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.0542 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2009 0.054 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.0537 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2011 0.0508 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2012 0.0469 kt per square kilometre -7.6%
2013 0.0467 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2014 0.0461 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2015 0.0454 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2016 0.0451 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0453 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2018 0.048 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
2019 0.0465 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
2020 0.0459 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2021 0.0473 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
2022 0.0476 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 0.0434 kt per square kilometre -8.8%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.0434 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 66.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.0434 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0143 kt per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0315 kt per square kilometre 0.0285 kt per square kilometre 0.0334 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0323 kt per square kilometre 0.0298 kt per square kilometre 0.0337 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0312 kt per square kilometre 0.0301 kt per square kilometre 0.0322 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0365 kt per square kilometre 0.0307 kt per square kilometre 0.0416 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0483 kt per square kilometre 0.0423 kt per square kilometre 0.0542 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0474 kt per square kilometre 0.0451 kt per square kilometre 0.0537 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.046 kt per square kilometre 0.0434 kt per square kilometre 0.0476 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 6 Sri Lanka 0.0561 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 7 India 0.0475 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 8 Gambia 0.0453 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 10 Indonesia 0.0319 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 11 Dominican Republic 0.0299 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 12 Guinea 0.0296 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Myanmar?
Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Myanmar was 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0542 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Myanmar rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Myanmar ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.