Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 1919
All-time low
1.6%
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.8% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar peaked at 2.9% in 1919 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1850.
Myanmar ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.6% | — |
| 1851 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 1852 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 1854 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 1858 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1862 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1877 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 1882 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 1883 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 1884 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 1887 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 1888 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 1921 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 1929 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1932 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1933 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1934 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1937 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1941 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 1943 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 1944 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 1946 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 1951 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 8.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 16.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.0% compare
- 9 Thailand 2.4% compare
- 10 Colombia 2.3% compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 1.6% compare
- 13 Philippines 1.6% compare
- 14 Mexico 1.6% compare
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 land-use change in Myanmar?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Myanmar was 1.8% 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 land-use change recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1919.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1850.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Myanmar ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.