Bangladesh vs Bolivia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bangladesh
3.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia
4.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
21st
Bolivia rank
20th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 4.09 million tonnes against 3.79 million tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 296,930 tonnes.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Bolivia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 8 and Bolivia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24,253 tonnes | 33,796 tonnes | 9,543 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 164,977 tonnes | 62,895 tonnes | 102,082 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 190,932 tonnes | 159,730 tonnes | 31,202 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 286,332 tonnes | 218,520 tonnes | 67,812 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 676,971 tonnes | 24,613 tonnes | 652,359 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 597,280 tonnes | 573,814 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.41 million tonnes | 268,287 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.56 million tonnes | 897,611 tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.70 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bangladesh or Bolivia?
- Bolivia, at 4.09 million tonnes against 3.79 million tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bangladesh and Bolivia?
- 296,930 tonnes, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Bolivia?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Bolivia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Bolivia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.