Myanmar (Burma) vs Papua New Guinea
Myanmar (Burma) vs Papua New Guinea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.58 tonnes in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.52 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.06 tonnes, or 1.11 times that in Papua New Guinea.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2024, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 156 and Papua New Guinea ranked 160 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) | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.54 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.39 | 0.68 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.28 | 0.55 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.18 | 0.55 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.16 | 0.67 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.17 | 0.71 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.23 | 0.76 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.22 | 0.79 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.24 | 0.8 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.23 | 0.76 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.23 | 0.74 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.19 | 0.69 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.19 | 0.62 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.22 | 0.53 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.21 | 0.5 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 0.64 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.18 | 0.52 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 0.56 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 0.59 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.11 | 0.6 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.12 | 0.54 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.13 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 0.48 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.56 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.17 | 0.52 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.16 | 0.51 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.17 | 0.52 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.16 | 0.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.17 | 0.56 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.16 | 0.53 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.16 | 0.5 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.16 | 0.52 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.15 | 0.5 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.15 | 0.65 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.13 | 0.54 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.17 | 0.44 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 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 Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023