Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea
Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.58 tonnes in Myanmar (Burma) and 2.5 tonnes in North Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 1.92 tonnes, or 4.34 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 156 and North Korea ranked 105 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.58 | 2.5 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.58 | 2.49 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.58 | 2.27 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 2.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.65 | 2.64 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 2.82 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.64 | 2.56 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.65 | 2.85 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.45 | 1.4 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.39 | 1.28 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.35 | 1.64 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.28 | 1.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.25 | 1.94 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.19 | 2.03 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.18 | 2.76 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.16 | 2.88 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.17 | 3.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.23 | 2.76 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.22 | 3.31 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.24 | 3.27 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.23 | 3.16 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.23 | 3.11 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.19 | 3.07 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.19 | 3.22 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.22 | 3.12 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.21 | 2.92 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 2.7 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.18 | 3.32 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.18 | 3.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.17 | 3.93 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 4.25 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 4.71 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.11 | 5.16 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.11 | 5.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.11 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.12 | 6.62 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.12 | 6.66 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.13 | 6.6 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 6.95 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 7.14 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.17 | 7.02 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.16 | 6.88 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.17 | 6.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.16 | 6.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.17 | 6.46 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.16 | 6.23 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.16 | 5.85 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.16 | 5.62 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.15 | 5.4 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.14 | 5.18 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.15 | 5.05 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.13 | 4.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.17 | 4.96 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.17 | 4.9 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.18 | 5.01 | 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
Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010