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Environment · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income

Myanmar: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 0.58 t (2024), 157th of 203 in the world and 27th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG per person is 2.16 t (2024), 143rd of 203 in the world and 25th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG emissions is 117.8 Mt (2024), 46th of 203 in the world and 10th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.

CO₂ per person0.58 t2024 · world 157/203 · region 27/37GHG per person2.16 t2024 · world 143/203 · region 25/37GHG emissions117.8 Mt2024 · world 46/203 · region 10/37CO₂ emissions31.4 Mt2024 · world 72/203 · region 14/37
CO₂ per person
MyanmarEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0.02.04.06.08.0199520002005201020152020Myanmar0.58 tEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
GHG per person
MyanmarEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
0.02.55.07.510199520002005201020152020Myanmar2.16 tEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
15 indicators

Environment: Myanmar in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes0.58 t2024157/20327/370.22 t0.18 t0.65 t+64%since 20147.35 t1.60 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e2.16 t2024143/20325/371.89 t2.28 t2.32 t−9.0%since 20149.06 t2.58 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e117.8 Mt202446/20310/3785.5 Mt111.7 Mt123.0 Mt−2.2%since 201421,426.8 Mt7,482.1 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt31.4 Mt202472/20314/3710.0 Mt8.6 Mt34.7 Mt+77%since 201417,388.8 Mt4,634.0 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e72.7 Mt202424/2036/3765.2 Mt89.1 Mt73.6 Mt−16%since 20142,697.1 Mt2,116.0 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption62.9%202134/2121/3780.2%84.6%59.2%−20.9 ppsince 201114.8%43.3%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output50.8%202162/2066/3538.5%72.4%47.7%−22.1 ppsince 201125.9%24.8%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³35.1 µg/m³202334/2002/3341.3 µg/m³36.4 µg/m³36.9 µg/m³−3.0%since 201327.3 µg/m³49.6 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area42.0%202475/21423/3553.4%48.1%43.7%−4.4 ppsince 201427.3%30.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area19.9%2024152/21018/3616.5%19.2%19.9%+0.6 ppsince 201446.8%43.0%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area16.9%202464/2067/3415.2%16.5%16.8%+0.3 ppsince 20148.7%18.3%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory4.1%2025156/21321/36··3.9%±0.0 ppsince 201522.0%12.4%17.0%
Water withdrawalsFreshwater withdrawals, % of internal resources3.3%2022118/17712/203.3%3.3%3.3%±0.0 ppsince 201212.1%16.3%9.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³18,654 m³202234/1839/2322,141 m³20,455 m³18,915 m³−7.3%since 20124,306 m³2,496 m³5,393 m³
Cereal yieldCereal yield, kg per hectare3,779 kg/ha202469/17911/243,100 kg/ha3,855 kg/ha3,712 kg/ha+2.4%since 20145,430 kg/ha3,366 kg/ha4,229 kg/ha
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Myanmar and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Myanmar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMyanmarIndiaChinaBangladeshThailandLaos
CO₂ per person0.58 t20242.17 t20249.32 t20240.72 t20243.96 t20243.35 t2024
GHG per person2.16 t20243.01 t202411.03 t20241.27 t20245.89 t20245.35 t2024
GHG emissions117.8 Mt20244,371.2 Mt202415,536.1 Mt2024220.8 Mt2024422.4 Mt202441.5 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions31.4 Mt20243,153.8 Mt202413,124.7 Mt2024124.2 Mt2024283.8 Mt202426.1 Mt2024
Methane72.7 Mt2024861.6 Mt20241,485.3 Mt202470.5 Mt202481.1 Mt202412.3 Mt2024
Renewable energy62.9%202134.9%202115.2%202125.0%202119.0%202149.2%2022
Renewable power50.8%202119.1%202128.4%20211.5%202119.9%202163.3%2021
PM2.5 exposure35.1 µg/m³202354.1 µg/m³202332.0 µg/m³202369.3 µg/m³202323.5 µg/m³202326.0 µg/m³2023
Forest cover42.0%202424.4%202424.0%202414.4%202438.7%202456.6%2024
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