Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1928.
That places Myanmar 88th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +86.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +66.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +46.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +33.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +86.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +66.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +46.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +33.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Myanmar was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1928.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Myanmar ranks 88th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 97 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.