Human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar
Myanmar: Human caused air pollution exposure was 29.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.65
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
22nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
31.96
in 2023
All-time low
22.45
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar is 29.65, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar peaked at 31.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.45, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 22nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.87 | — |
| 1999 | 24.68 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 22.45 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 23.12 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 23.65 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 24.57 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 28.37 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 27.1 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 27.5 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 30.42 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 27.56 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 31.36 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 30.04 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 27.38 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 28.42 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 29 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.97 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.29 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 28.62 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.24 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 28.79 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 30.37 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 30.17 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.93 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.23 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 31.96 | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 29.65 | -7.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 29.65 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 29.65 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 5.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.27 | 23.87 | 24.68 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.61 | 22.45 | 31.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.71 | 26.24 | 30.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.79 | 26.23 | 31.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 19 Nigeria 30.53 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 30.24 compare
- 21 Central African Republic 30.07 compare
- 23 El Salvador 29.63 compare
- 24 China 29.57 compare
- 25 Egypt 29.47 compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1094 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.19 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Myanmar was 29.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.45 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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