Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Myanmar

Myanmar: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice was 0.0465 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0465 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
7th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.0542 units per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0285 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Myanmar, 1961–2019

00.020.040.06196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.0465 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Myanmar peaked at 0.0542 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Myanmar 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0285 units per square kilometre —
1962 0.0312 units per square kilometre +9.4%
1963 0.0327 units per square kilometre +4.8%
1964 0.0334 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1965 0.0325 units per square kilometre -2.6%
1966 0.0303 units per square kilometre -6.8%
1967 0.0316 units per square kilometre +4.2%
1968 0.0319 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1969 0.0313 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1970 0.0322 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1971 0.0319 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1972 0.0304 units per square kilometre -4.9%
1973 0.0327 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1974 0.0327 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1975 0.0337 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1976 0.0329 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1977 0.0326 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1978 0.0336 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1979 0.0298 units per square kilometre -11.3%
1980 0.0322 units per square kilometre +8.1%
1981 0.0322 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1982 0.0306 units per square kilometre -5.1%
1983 0.0312 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1984 0.0309 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1985 0.0313 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1986 0.0313 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1987 0.0301 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1988 0.0304 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1989 0.0317 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1990 0.0319 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1991 0.0307 units per square kilometre -3.9%
1992 0.0339 units per square kilometre +10.5%
1993 0.0368 units per square kilometre +8.5%
1994 0.0385 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1995 0.0404 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1996 0.0387 units per square kilometre -4.4%
1997 0.0363 units per square kilometre -6.2%
1998 0.0366 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1999 0.0416 units per square kilometre +13.8%
2000 0.0423 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2001 0.043 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2002 0.0428 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2003 0.0438 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2004 0.0457 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2005 0.0495 units per square kilometre +8.5%
2006 0.0541 units per square kilometre +9.3%
2007 0.0537 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.0542 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2009 0.054 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.0537 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2011 0.0508 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2012 0.0469 units per square kilometre -7.6%
2013 0.0467 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2014 0.0461 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2015 0.0454 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2016 0.0451 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.0466 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2018 0.048 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2019 0.0465 units per square kilometre -3.2%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.0465 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 36.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.0465 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0131 units per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0315 units per square kilometre 0.0285 units per square kilometre 0.0334 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0323 units per square kilometre 0.0298 units per square kilometre 0.0337 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0312 units per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre 0.0322 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0365 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre 0.0416 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0483 units per square kilometre 0.0423 units per square kilometre 0.0542 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0476 units per square kilometre 0.0451 units per square kilometre 0.0537 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 4 Comoros 0.1167 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Thailand 0.0852 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Cambodia 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Sri Lanka 0.0462 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Gambia 0.0453 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 South Korea 0.044 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Myanmar?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice in Myanmar was 0.0465 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0542 units per square kilometre in 2008.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Myanmar rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice?
Myanmar ranks 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - rice rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
117 places, 6,429 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.