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Share global methane emissions in Myanmar

Myanmar: Share global methane emissions was 0.6184 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6184
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
29th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9015
in 2017
All-time low
0.4181
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Myanmar, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Myanmar stood at 0.6184.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Myanmar peaked at 0.9015 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4181, in 1870.

That places Myanmar 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Myanmar, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4388 —
1851 0.4389 +0.0%
1852 0.4383 -0.1%
1853 0.4374 -0.2%
1854 0.435 -0.6%
1855 0.4345 -0.1%
1856 0.4333 -0.3%
1857 0.433 -0.1%
1858 0.4327 -0.1%
1859 0.4314 -0.3%
1860 0.4296 -0.4%
1861 0.4285 -0.2%
1862 0.428 -0.1%
1863 0.4262 -0.4%
1864 0.4245 -0.4%
1865 0.4231 -0.3%
1866 0.4215 -0.4%
1867 0.4207 -0.2%
1868 0.4201 -0.1%
1869 0.4187 -0.3%
1870 0.4181 -0.1%
1871 0.4299 +2.8%
1872 0.4399 +2.3%
1873 0.4507 +2.5%
1874 0.4645 +3.0%
1875 0.4746 +2.2%
1876 0.4863 +2.4%
1877 0.4975 +2.3%
1878 0.5089 +2.3%
1879 0.5186 +1.9%
1880 0.526 +1.4%
1881 0.5345 +1.6%
1882 0.5427 +1.5%
1883 0.5502 +1.4%
1884 0.56 +1.8%
1885 0.5697 +1.7%
1886 0.5789 +1.6%
1887 0.5861 +1.2%
1888 0.591 +0.8%
1889 0.6 +1.5%
1890 0.6043 +0.7%
1891 0.6191 +2.4%
1892 0.6356 +2.7%
1893 0.6539 +2.9%
1894 0.6676 +2.1%
1895 0.6799 +1.8%
1896 0.6941 +2.1%
1897 0.7064 +1.8%
1898 0.7179 +1.6%
1899 0.726 +1.1%
1900 0.7357 +1.3%
1901 0.7406 +0.7%
1902 0.7462 +0.8%
1903 0.7454 -0.1%
1904 0.7516 +0.8%
1905 0.754 +0.3%
1906 0.754 +0.0%
1907 0.7478 -0.8%
1908 0.7588 +1.5%
1909 0.7599 +0.1%
1910 0.7613 +0.2%
1911 0.7609 -0.1%
1912 0.7595 -0.2%
1913 0.7525 -0.9%
1914 0.7673 +2.0%
1915 0.7706 +0.4%
1916 0.7634 -0.9%
1917 0.7598 -0.5%
1918 0.7687 +1.2%
1919 0.7849 +2.1%
1920 0.7706 -1.8%
1921 0.7925 +2.8%
1922 0.7847 -1.0%
1923 0.7683 -2.1%
1924 0.7678 -0.1%
1925 0.7687 +0.1%
1926 0.7741 +0.7%
1927 0.7607 -1.7%
1928 0.7762 +2.0%
1929 0.7668 -1.2%
1930 0.7737 +0.9%
1931 0.7878 +1.8%
1932 0.7999 +1.5%
1933 0.7983 -0.2%
1934 0.7908 -0.9%
1935 0.7875 -0.4%
1936 0.7812 -0.8%
1937 0.7795 -0.2%
1938 0.7911 +1.5%
1939 0.791 -0.0%
1940 0.7883 -0.3%
1941 0.7857 -0.3%
1942 0.7795 -0.8%
1943 0.7726 -0.9%
1944 0.7716 -0.1%
1945 0.789 +2.3%
1946 0.7758 -1.7%
1947 0.761 -1.9%
1948 0.7598 -0.2%
1949 0.7598 +0.0%
1950 0.7542 -0.7%
1951 0.7485 -0.8%
1952 0.7505 +0.3%
1953 0.751 +0.1%
1954 0.7506 -0.1%
1955 0.7354 -2.0%
1956 0.7324 -0.4%
1957 0.731 -0.2%
1958 0.7357 +0.6%
1959 0.7244 -1.5%
1960 0.7232 -0.2%
1961 0.6806 -5.9%
1962 0.7093 +4.2%
1963 0.727 +2.5%
1964 0.74 +1.8%
1965 0.7219 -2.4%
1966 0.6664 -7.7%
1967 0.6849 +2.8%
1968 0.6901 +0.8%
1969 0.6649 -3.7%
1970 0.67 +0.8%
1971 0.667 -0.5%
1972 0.6443 -3.4%
1973 0.667 +3.5%
1974 0.6618 -0.8%
1975 0.6675 +0.9%
1976 0.6545 -2.0%
1977 0.6519 -0.4%
1978 0.6679 +2.5%
1979 0.6226 -6.8%
1980 0.6596 +5.9%
1981 0.6865 +4.1%
1982 0.6721 -2.1%
1983 0.6926 +3.0%
1984 0.6783 -2.1%
1985 0.683 +0.7%
1986 0.6762 -1.0%
1987 0.6661 -1.5%
1988 0.6582 -1.2%
1989 0.6318 -4.0%
1990 0.6304 -0.2%
1991 0.624 -1.0%
1992 0.662 +6.1%
1993 0.683 +3.2%
1994 0.6924 +1.4%
1995 0.7096 +2.5%
1996 0.6929 -2.4%
1997 0.6786 -2.1%
1998 0.6952 +2.4%
1999 0.7444 +7.1%
2000 0.749 +0.6%
2001 0.7676 +2.5%
2002 0.7801 +1.6%
2003 0.7857 +0.7%
2004 0.795 +1.2%
2005 0.8189 +3.0%
2006 0.8535 +4.2%
2007 0.8684 +1.7%
2008 0.873 +0.5%
2009 0.8906 +2.0%
2010 0.8894 -0.1%
2011 0.8446 -5.0%
2012 0.8343 -1.2%
2013 0.8492 +1.8%
2014 0.8556 +0.8%
2015 0.8736 +2.1%
2016 0.8842 +1.2%
2017 0.9015 +2.0%
2018 0.6793 -24.6%
2019 0.6698 -1.4%
2020 0.6797 +1.5%
2021 0.6807 +0.1%
2022 0.6576 -3.4%
2023 0.6113 -7.0%
2024 0.6184 +1.2%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.6184 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 4.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.6184 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 11.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4353 0.4314 0.4389 10
1860s 0.4241 0.4187 0.4296 10
1870s 0.4689 0.4181 0.5186 10
1880s 0.5639 0.526 0.6 10
1890s 0.6705 0.6043 0.726 10
1900s 0.7494 0.7357 0.7599 10
1910s 0.7649 0.7525 0.7849 10
1920s 0.773 0.7607 0.7925 10
1930s 0.7881 0.7737 0.7999 10
1940s 0.7743 0.7598 0.789 10
1950s 0.7414 0.7244 0.7542 10
1960s 0.7008 0.6649 0.74 10
1970s 0.6574 0.6226 0.67 10
1980s 0.6704 0.6318 0.6926 10
1990s 0.6813 0.624 0.7444 10
2000s 0.8182 0.749 0.8906 10
2010s 0.8282 0.6698 0.9015 10
2020s 0.6496 0.6113 0.6807 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 26 Algeria 0.7085 compare
  2. 27 France 0.6749 compare
  3. 28 Tanzania 0.6713 compare
  4. 30 Germany 0.5985 compare
  5. 31 Kenya 0.5826 compare
  6. 32 Kazakhstan 0.5767 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Myanmar?
Share global methane emissions in Myanmar was 0.6184 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.9015 in 2017.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4181 in 1870.
How does Myanmar rank for share global methane emissions?
Myanmar ranks 29th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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