Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Myanmar

Myanmar: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 123 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
123 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
85th
of 232 countries
All-time high
123 kt
in 2023
All-time low
65.9 kt
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Myanmar, 1961–2023

0255075100125196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Myanmar stood at 123 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Myanmar peaked at 123 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.9 kt, in 1991.

Myanmar ranks 85th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Myanmar, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 76.2 kt —
1962 76.5 kt +0.4%
1963 76.9 kt +0.5%
1964 77.2 kt +0.4%
1965 77.5 kt +0.4%
1966 77.9 kt +0.5%
1967 78.2 kt +0.4%
1968 78.6 kt +0.5%
1969 78.9 kt +0.4%
1970 75.7 kt -4.1%
1971 76.5 kt +1.1%
1972 77 kt +0.7%
1973 76.7 kt -0.4%
1974 76.3 kt -0.5%
1975 75.9 kt -0.5%
1976 75.5 kt -0.5%
1977 75 kt -0.7%
1978 74.4 kt -0.8%
1979 73.8 kt -0.8%
1980 73.1 kt -0.9%
1981 72.7 kt -0.5%
1982 72.2 kt -0.7%
1983 71.7 kt -0.7%
1984 71.4 kt -0.4%
1985 71.4 kt +0.0%
1986 70.8 kt -0.8%
1987 69.8 kt -1.4%
1988 68.6 kt -1.7%
1989 67.8 kt -1.2%
1990 66.1 kt -2.5%
1991 65.9 kt -0.3%
1992 66.8 kt +1.4%
1993 67.5 kt +1.0%
1994 69 kt +2.2%
1995 69.8 kt +1.2%
1996 70.7 kt +1.3%
1997 71.5 kt +1.1%
1998 72.3 kt +1.1%
1999 73.8 kt +2.1%
2000 75.8 kt +2.7%
2001 77.4 kt +2.1%
2002 79.5 kt +2.7%
2003 82.7 kt +4.0%
2004 85.1 kt +2.9%
2005 87.9 kt +3.3%
2006 90.3 kt +2.7%
2007 92.7 kt +2.7%
2008 95 kt +2.5%
2009 97.6 kt +2.7%
2010 101 kt +3.5%
2011 103 kt +2.0%
2012 105 kt +1.9%
2013 108 kt +2.9%
2014 111 kt +2.8%
2015 114 kt +2.7%
2016 116 kt +1.8%
2017 118 kt +1.7%
2018 114 kt -3.4%
2019 116 kt +1.8%
2020 119 kt +2.6%
2021 121 kt +1.7%
2022 122 kt +0.8%
2023 123 kt +0.8%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 123 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.7 kt, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 123 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kt, 6.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77.54 kt 76.2 kt 78.9 kt 9
1970s 75.68 kt 73.8 kt 77 kt 10
1980s 70.95 kt 67.8 kt 73.1 kt 10
1990s 69.34 kt 65.9 kt 73.8 kt 10
2000s 86.4 kt 75.8 kt 97.6 kt 10
2010s 110.6 kt 101 kt 118 kt 10
2020s 121.25 kt 119 kt 123 kt 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 83 Hungary 133 kt compare
  2. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 126 kt compare
  3. 86 Lebanon 119 kt compare
  4. 86 Slovakia 119 kt compare
  5. 88 Qatar 118 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Myanmar?
Waste — emissions in Myanmar was 123 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 123 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 65.9 kt in 1991.
How does Myanmar rank for waste — emissions?
Myanmar ranks 85th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf