Bangladesh vs India: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Bangladesh
945.84 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
India
1,077 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
29th
India rank
26th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre against 945.84 tonnes per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 131.16 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 29th and India ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 333.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 180.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 153.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 238.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 169.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 69.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 214.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 203.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.37 tonnes per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 181.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 300.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.96 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 359.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 451.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 92.37 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 650.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 783.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 132.94 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 890.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 968.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 77.64 tonnes per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 1,077 tonnes per square kilometre against 945.84 tonnes per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and India?
- 131.16 tonnes per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 29th and India ranks 26th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.