Long run air pollution in Myanmar
Myanmar: Long run air pollution was 549,616 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
549,616
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 220 countries
All-time high
604,646
in 2019
All-time low
605.59
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Myanmar, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 549,616 for long run air pollution in 2022.
The figure is up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Myanmar peaked at 604,646 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 605.59, in 1750.
Myanmar ranks 41st of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 605.59 | — |
| 1751 | 606.67 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 607.76 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 608.85 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 609.93 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 611.02 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 612.11 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 613.2 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 614.28 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 615.37 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 616.46 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 617.56 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 618.66 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 619.76 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 620.87 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 621.97 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 623.07 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 624.18 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 625.28 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 626.38 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 627.48 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 628.6 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 629.72 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 630.84 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 631.96 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 633.08 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 634.2 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 635.32 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 636.44 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 637.55 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 638.67 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 639.81 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 640.94 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 642.08 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 643.21 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 644.35 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 645.48 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 646.62 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 647.75 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 648.88 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 650.02 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 651.17 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 652.32 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 653.47 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 654.62 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 655.77 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 656.92 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 658.07 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 659.22 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 660.37 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 661.52 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 663.58 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 665.65 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 667.72 | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 669.8 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 671.87 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 673.95 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 676.02 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 678.11 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 680.2 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 682.29 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 685.99 | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 689.69 | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 693.39 | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 697.11 | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 700.83 | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 704.55 | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 708.28 | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 712.03 | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 715.78 | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 719.54 | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 722.83 | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 726.13 | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 729.44 | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 732.76 | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 736.08 | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 739.38 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 742.72 | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 746.05 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 749.4 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 752.75 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 756.78 | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 760.83 | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 764.88 | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 768.95 | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 773.01 | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 777.07 | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 781.16 | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 785.25 | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 789.35 | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 793.46 | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 797.69 | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 801.94 | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 806.19 | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 810.45 | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 814.7 | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 818.98 | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 823.26 | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 827.56 | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 831.86 | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 841.37 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 843.16 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 844.94 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 846.71 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 848.48 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 850.22 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 852 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 853.76 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 855.53 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 857.28 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 859.03 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 862.41 | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 865.78 | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 869.17 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 872.57 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 875.95 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 879.36 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 882.77 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 886.17 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 889.59 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 892.95 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 927.1 | +3.8% |
| 1872 | 961.37 | +3.7% |
| 1873 | 995.79 | +3.6% |
| 1874 | 1,030 | +3.5% |
| 1875 | 1,065 | +3.4% |
| 1876 | 1,102 | +3.5% |
| 1877 | 1,140 | +3.4% |
| 1878 | 1,177 | +3.3% |
| 1879 | 1,215 | +3.2% |
| 1880 | 1,252 | +3.1% |
| 1881 | 1,293 | +3.2% |
| 1882 | 1,334 | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 1,374 | +3.1% |
| 1884 | 1,415 | +3.0% |
| 1885 | 1,456 | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 1,500 | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 1,545 | +2.9% |
| 1888 | 1,594 | +3.2% |
| 1889 | 1,644 | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 1,694 | +3.0% |
| 1891 | 1,761 | +4.0% |
| 1892 | 1,829 | +3.9% |
| 1893 | 1,898 | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 1,967 | +3.6% |
| 1895 | 2,037 | +3.5% |
| 1896 | 2,111 | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 2,186 | +3.6% |
| 1898 | 2,262 | +3.5% |
| 1899 | 2,338 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 2,414 | +3.3% |
| 1901 | 2,502 | +3.6% |
| 1902 | 2,584 | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 2,669 | +3.3% |
| 1904 | 2,756 | +3.3% |
| 1905 | 2,845 | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 2,965 | +4.2% |
| 1907 | 3,088 | +4.1% |
| 1908 | 3,212 | +4.0% |
| 1909 | 3,340 | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 3,469 | +3.9% |
| 1911 | 3,622 | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 3,769 | +4.1% |
| 1913 | 3,917 | +3.9% |
| 1914 | 4,065 | +3.8% |
| 1915 | 4,214 | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 4,325 | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 4,437 | +2.6% |
| 1918 | 4,551 | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 4,656 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 4,786 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 4,943 | +3.3% |
| 1922 | 5,133 | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 5,374 | +4.7% |
| 1924 | 5,566 | +3.6% |
| 1925 | 5,875 | +5.5% |
| 1926 | 6,120 | +4.2% |
| 1927 | 6,345 | +3.7% |
| 1928 | 28,570 | +350.3% |
| 1929 | 27,983 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 28,306 | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 27,416 | -3.1% |
| 1932 | 27,809 | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 28,067 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 28,646 | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 28,516 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 29,282 | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 30,179 | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 29,484 | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 30,626 | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 30,411 | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 31,695 | +4.2% |
| 1942 | 17,029 | -46.3% |
| 1943 | 12,928 | -24.1% |
| 1944 | 12,523 | -3.1% |
| 1945 | 12,765 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 10,710 | -16.1% |
| 1947 | 11,192 | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 12,437 | +11.1% |
| 1949 | 12,410 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 15,783 | +27.2% |
| 1951 | 17,510 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | 18,682 | +6.7% |
| 1953 | 20,027 | +7.2% |
| 1954 | 21,420 | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 22,615 | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 24,229 | +7.1% |
| 1957 | 27,193 | +12.2% |
| 1958 | 29,036 | +6.8% |
| 1959 | 30,947 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 31,770 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 33,546 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 35,521 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 35,337 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 38,359 | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 36,954 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 39,230 | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 84,816 | +116.2% |
| 1968 | 70,222 | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 76,282 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 80,513 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 83,510 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 83,306 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 84,021 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 87,381 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 89,102 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 91,910 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 96,258 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 103,013 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 106,060 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 110,507 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 119,184 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 126,677 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 127,591 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 134,453 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 139,875 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 139,437 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 127,933 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 123,269 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 119,160 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 118,372 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 118,913 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 127,140 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 135,615 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 155,815 | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 169,384 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 173,251 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 170,935 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 178,476 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 184,535 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 191,519 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 182,712 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 191,852 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 205,913 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 286,323 | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 207,586 | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 215,974 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 242,898 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 224,483 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 225,484 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 232,007 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 235,952 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 276,285 | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 303,189 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 341,452 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 363,595 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 432,073 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 583,989 | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 597,038 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 604,646 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 587,212 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 549,461 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 549,616 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 549,616 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 549,616 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 5.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | +350.3% | 6,345 | 28,570 |
| 1967 | +116.2% | 39,230 | 84,816 |
| 1942 | -46.3% | 31,695 | 17,029 |
| 2004 | +39.1% | 205,913 | 286,323 |
| 2017 | +35.2% | 432,073 | 583,989 |
| 2005 | -27.5% | 286,323 | 207,586 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 610.48 | 605.59 | 615.37 | 10 |
| 1760s | 621.42 | 616.46 | 626.38 | 10 |
| 1770s | 632.52 | 627.48 | 637.55 | 10 |
| 1780s | 643.78 | 638.67 | 648.88 | 10 |
| 1790s | 655.2 | 650.02 | 660.37 | 10 |
| 1800s | 670.84 | 661.52 | 680.2 | 10 |
| 1810s | 698.99 | 682.29 | 715.78 | 10 |
| 1820s | 734.43 | 719.54 | 749.4 | 10 |
| 1830s | 771 | 752.75 | 789.35 | 10 |
| 1840s | 812.61 | 793.46 | 831.86 | 10 |
| 1850s | 849.34 | 841.37 | 857.28 | 10 |
| 1860s | 874.28 | 859.03 | 889.59 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,051 | 892.95 | 1,215 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,441 | 1,252 | 1,644 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,008 | 1,694 | 2,338 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,837 | 2,414 | 3,340 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,103 | 3,469 | 4,656 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10,069 | 4,786 | 28,570 | 10 |
| 1930s | 28,833 | 27,416 | 30,626 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16,410 | 10,710 | 31,695 | 10 |
| 1950s | 22,744 | 15,783 | 30,947 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48,204 | 31,770 | 84,816 | 10 |
| 1970s | 90,507 | 80,513 | 106,060 | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,809 | 110,507 | 139,875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 153,244 | 118,372 | 184,535 | 10 |
| 2000s | 217,474 | 182,712 | 286,323 | 10 |
| 2010s | 397,023 | 232,007 | 604,646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,096 | 549,461 | 587,212 | 3 |
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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 long run air pollution in Myanmar?
- Long run air pollution in Myanmar was 549,616 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 604,646 in 2019.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 605.59 in 1750.
- How does Myanmar rank for long run air pollution?
- Myanmar ranks 41st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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