Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Myanmar

Methane emissions in Myanmar in 2024 — 56.52 Mt. Ranked 171 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 960%.

2024 56.52 Mt +2.03% vs 2023
World rank 171of 199
Period maximum 76.12 Mt2017
Period minimum 5.33 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Myanmar, 1850–2024020406080185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 5.33 Mt1853: 5.4 Mt1856: 5.46 Mt1859: 5.52 Mt1862: 5.59 Mt1865: 5.65 Mt1868: 5.71 Mt1871: 5.97 Mt1874: 6.63 Mt1877: 7.29 Mt1880: 7.95 Mt1883: 8.61 Mt1886: 9.27 Mt1889: 9.93 Mt1892: 10.88 Mt1895: 11.97 Mt1898: 13.06 Mt1901: 14.04 Mt1904: 14.74 Mt1907: 15.45 Mt1910: 16.16 Mt1913: 16.63 Mt1916: 17.09 Mt1919: 17.55 Mt1922: 18.11 Mt1925: 18.71 Mt1928: 19.66 Mt1931: 20.34 Mt1934: 21.24 Mt1937: 22.37 Mt1940: 23.62 Mt1943: 24.26 Mt1946: 25.15 Mt1949: 26.07 Mt1952: 27.77 Mt1955: 29.89 Mt1958: 32.35 Mt1961: 32.41 Mt1964: 37.34 Mt1967: 37.22 Mt1970: 39.13 Mt1973: 40.9 Mt1976: 41.43 Mt1979: 41.09 Mt1982: 43.49 Mt1985: 45.32 Mt1988: 45.23 Mt1991: 43.81 Mt1994: 48.95 Mt1997: 48.91 Mt2000: 54.4 Mt2003: 58.03 Mt2006: 66.1 Mt2009: 69.53 Mt2012: 68.66 Mt2015: 72.28 Mt2018: 58.39 Mt2021: 59.54 Mt2024: 56.52 Mt
Change over the period: +51.19 (+960.03%) Average annual rate: 1.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 56.52 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
East Asia & Pacific computed 2,727.3 Mt
South-Eastern Asia computed 810.22 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,489.63 Mt
Methane emissions — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 56.52 +1.13 +2.03%
2023 55.4 −3.3 −5.62%
2022 58.69 −0.84 −1.42%
2021 59.54 +1.25 +2.15%
2020 58.28 +0.23 +0.4%
2019 58.05 −0.34 −0.58%
2018 58.39 −17.73 −23.29%
2017 76.12 +2.65 +3.61%
2016 73.47 +1.19 +1.64%
2015 72.28 +1.61 +2.28%
2014 70.67 +1.18 +1.7%
2013 69.49 +0.82 +1.2%
2012 68.66 −0.29 −0.42%
2011 68.95 −1.59 −2.25%
2010 70.54 +1.01 +1.45%
2009 69.53 +0.94 +1.36%
2008 68.6 +0.91 +1.35%
2007 67.68 +1.59 +2.4%
2006 66.1 +3.65 +5.84%
2005 62.45 +2.7 +4.52%
2004 59.75 +1.72 +2.97%
2003 58.03 +1.8 +3.19%
2002 56.24 +0.63 +1.13%
2001 55.61 +1.21 +2.22%
2000 54.4 +1.09 +2.05%
1999 53.31 +3.6 +7.25%
1998 49.71 +0.79 +1.62%
1997 48.91 −1.21 −2.42%
1996 50.13 −0.64 −1.26%
1995 50.76 +1.81 +3.7%
1994 48.95 +1.13 +2.37%
1993 47.82 +1.34 +2.89%
1992 46.48 +2.67 +6.1%
1991 43.81 −0.77 −1.74%
1990 44.58 +0.17 +0.39%
1989 44.41 −0.82 −1.82%
1988 45.23 +0.13 +0.28%
1987 45.11 −0.29 −0.63%
1986 45.39 +0.07 +0.16%
1985 45.32 +0.9 +2.03%
1984 44.42 −0.39 −0.86%
1983 44.81 +1.31 +3.02%
1982 43.49 −0.43 −0.97%
1981 43.92 +0.63 +1.46%
1980 43.29 +2.2 +5.35%
1979 41.09 −1.89 −4.39%
1978 42.98 +1.19 +2.85%
1977 41.79 +0.36 +0.86%
1976 41.43 −0.2 −0.49%
1975 41.64 +0.91 +2.24%
1974 40.72 −0.18 −0.44%
1973 40.9 +2.35 +6.1%
1972 38.55 −0.52 −1.34%
1971 39.08 −0.05 −0.14%
1970 39.13 +1.25 +3.31%
1969 37.88 −0.25 −0.66%
1968 38.13 +0.91 +2.43%
1967 37.22 +1.42 +3.95%
1966 35.81 −1.57 −4.21%
1965 37.38 +0.04 +0.1%
1964 37.34 +1.35 +3.76%
1963 35.99 +1.69 +4.93%
1962 34.3 +1.89 +5.82%
1961 32.41 −1.7 −4.99%
1960 34.11 +0.89 +2.68%
1959 33.22 +0.88 +2.71%
1958 32.35 +0.85 +2.69%
1957 31.5 +0.84 +2.72%
1956 30.67 +0.78 +2.61%
1955 29.89 +0.74 +2.55%
1954 29.14 +0.7 +2.48%
1953 28.44 +0.67 +2.41%
1952 27.77 +0.64 +2.35%
1951 27.13 +0.63 +2.38%
1950 26.5 +0.43 +1.64%
1949 26.07 +0.3 +1.18%
1948 25.77 +0.32 +1.25%
1947 25.45 +0.31 +1.22%
1946 25.15 +0.27 +1.09%
1945 24.88 +0.3 +1.22%
1944 24.58 +0.31 +1.29%
1943 24.26 +0.25 +1.06%
1942 24.01 +0.07 +0.28%
1941 23.94 +0.32 +1.36%
1940 23.62 +0.42 +1.79%
1939 23.2 +0.44 +1.91%
1938 22.77 +0.4 +1.79%
1937 22.37 +0.42 +1.93%
1936 21.95 +0.42 +1.94%
1935 21.53 +0.29 +1.38%
1934 21.24 +0.3 +1.45%
1933 20.93 +0.3 +1.44%
1932 20.64 +0.3 +1.47%
1931 20.34 +0.27 +1.37%
1930 20.06 +0.21 +1.05%
1929 19.85 +0.19 +0.97%
1928 19.66 +0.55 +2.86%
1927 19.12 +0.2 +1.07%
1926 18.91 +0.2 +1.07%
1925 18.71 +0.2 +1.09%
1924 18.51 +0.2 +1.1%
1923 18.31 +0.2 +1.1%
1922 18.11 +0.2 +1.12%
1921 17.91 +0.2 +1.12%
1920 17.71 +0.16 +0.91%
1919 17.55 +0.15 +0.86%
1918 17.4 +0.16 +0.9%
1917 17.25 +0.15 +0.9%
1916 17.09 +0.15 +0.92%
1915 16.94 +0.15 +0.92%
1914 16.78 +0.15 +0.93%
1913 16.63 +0.15 +0.93%
1912 16.48 +0.15 +0.94%
1911 16.32 +0.16 +0.97%
1910 16.16 +0.24 +1.49%
1909 15.93 +0.24 +1.52%
1908 15.69 +0.24 +1.53%
1907 15.45 +0.24 +1.56%
1906 15.22 +0.24 +1.58%
1905 14.98 +0.24 +1.6%
1904 14.74 +0.24 +1.63%
1903 14.51 +0.23 +1.65%
1902 14.27 +0.23 +1.67%
1901 14.04 +0.24 +1.76%
1900 13.8 +0.37 +2.72%
1899 13.43 +0.37 +2.8%
1898 13.06 +0.37 +2.87%
1897 12.7 +0.36 +2.95%
1896 12.34 +0.36 +3.04%
1895 11.97 +0.36 +3.14%
1894 11.61 +0.36 +3.23%
1893 11.24 +0.36 +3.34%
1892 10.88 +0.36 +3.45%
1891 10.52 +0.36 +3.56%
1890 10.16 +0.22 +2.23%
1889 9.93 +0.22 +2.29%
1888 9.71 +0.22 +2.34%
1887 9.49 +0.22 +2.38%
1886 9.27 +0.22 +2.44%
1885 9.05 +0.22 +2.5%
1884 8.83 +0.22 +2.56%
1883 8.61 +0.22 +2.64%
1882 8.39 +0.22 +2.69%
1881 8.17 +0.22 +2.77%
1880 7.95 +0.22 +2.85%
1879 7.73 +0.22 +2.92%
1878 7.51 +0.22 +3.02%
1877 7.29 +0.22 +3.1%
1876 7.07 +0.22 +3.2%
1875 6.85 +0.22 +3.3%
1874 6.63 +0.22 +3.42%
1873 6.41 +0.22 +3.52%
1872 6.19 +0.22 +3.67%
1871 5.97 +0.22 +3.79%
1870 5.76 +0.02 +0.37%
1869 5.74 +0.02 +0.37%
1868 5.71 +0.02 +0.39%
1867 5.69 +0.02 +0.37%
1866 5.67 +0.02 +0.37%
1865 5.65 +0.02 +0.37%
1864 5.63 +0.02 +0.39%
1863 5.61 +0.02 +0.38%
1862 5.59 +0.02 +0.38%
1861 5.57 +0.02 +0.38%
1860 5.54 +0.02 +0.38%
1859 5.52 +0.02 +0.4%
1858 5.5 +0.02 +0.38%
1857 5.48 +0.02 +0.38%
1856 5.46 +0.02 +0.39%
1855 5.44 +0.02 +0.41%
1854 5.42 +0.02 +0.39%
1853 5.4 +0.02 +0.39%
1852 5.37 +0.02 +0.39%
1851 5.35 +0.02 +0.39%
1850 5.33

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.