Methane emissions in Myanmar

Myanmar emitted 72.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2003.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Myanmar, 2024 72.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.6% 2023: 73.2 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 24th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Myanmar over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period MyanmarWorld
2024 72.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 73.2 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 76.2 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 75.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 73.6 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 73.6 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 74.6 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 92.1 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 89.2 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 88.0 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 86.7 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 85.5 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 84.3 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 86.5 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 89.1 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 88.4 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 87.9 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 86.3 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 85.3 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 80.1 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 74.9 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 71.8 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 68.7 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 67.4 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 65.2 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6% from 73.2 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 86.7 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −16.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Myanmar has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Myanmar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database