India vs Myanmar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
India
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
141st
Myanmar rank
139th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- India
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
India ranks 141st and Myanmar ranks 139th of 201 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, India or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between India and Myanmar?
- 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Myanmar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- India ranks 141st and Myanmar ranks 139th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.