Colombia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Colombia vs Myanmar (Burma): CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.8 tonnes in Colombia and 0.58 tonnes in Myanmar (Burma), by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.22 tonnes, or 3.12 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Colombia ranked 118 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 156 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Colombia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 0.58 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.77 | 0.58 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.71 | 0.58 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.67 | 0.65 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1.72 | 0.65 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.74 | 0.64 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 1.68 | 0.65 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.87 | 0.45 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.84 | 0.39 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.82 | 0.35 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.81 | 0.28 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 1.61 | 0.25 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 1.62 | 0.19 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 1.52 | 0.18 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 1.48 | 0.16 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 1.4 | 0.17 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 1.42 | 0.23 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 1.38 | 0.22 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 1.47 | 0.24 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 1.45 | 0.23 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 1.47 | 0.23 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 0.19 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 1.59 | 0.19 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 1.62 | 0.22 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 1.57 | 0.21 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 1.82 | 0.19 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 1.84 | 0.18 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.73 | 0.18 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.79 | 0.17 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.75 | 0.15 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.79 | 0.12 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.73 | 0.11 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.66 | 0.11 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.64 | 0.11 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.61 | 0.12 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.59 | 0.12 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.61 | 0.13 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.58 | 0.18 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.59 | 0.17 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.57 | 0.17 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.58 | 0.16 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.54 | 0.17 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.56 | 0.16 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.57 | 0.17 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.58 | 0.16 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.61 | 0.16 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.54 | 0.16 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.54 | 0.15 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.47 | 0.14 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.4 | 0.15 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.38 | 0.13 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.37 | 0.17 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.37 | 0.17 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.39 | 0.18 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Colombia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personColombia: $6,976 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthColombia: 2.6% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationColombia: 5.1% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtColombia: 59.9% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025