Colombia vs Myanmar: Emissions of air pollutants

Colombia
550,464 tonnes
in 2022
Myanmar
549,616 tonnes
in 2022
Colombia rank
40th
Myanmar rank
41st

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Colombia
  • Myanmar
0200.0k400.0k600.0k175018862022

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 550,464 tonnes against 549,616 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 848 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Myanmar ahead.

Colombia ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 41st of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.