Myanmar vs Ukraine: Emissions of air pollutants

Myanmar
549,616 tonnes
in 2022
Ukraine
391,067 tonnes
in 2022
Myanmar rank
41st
Ukraine rank
44th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Myanmar
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 549,616 tonnes against 391,067 tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 158,549 tonnes.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.4 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Ukraine ahead.

Myanmar ranks 41st and Ukraine ranks 44th 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.