Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar peaked at 0.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +84.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +46.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +84.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +46.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +26.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 flaring in Myanmar?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 flaring recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Myanmar ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.