Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan
Myanmar (Burma) vs Sudan: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.58 tonnes in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.43 tonnes in Sudan, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.14 tonnes, or 1.33 times that in Sudan.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Sudan.
- In 2024, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 156 and Sudan ranked 164 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) | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.49 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.65 | 0.46 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.18 | 0.48 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.16 | 0.46 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.11 | 0.2 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.16 | 0.2 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 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 Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025