Bangladesh vs Pakistan: CO₂ emissions per capita
Bangladesh
0.6241 tonnes per person
in 2024
Pakistan
0.7156 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
171st
Pakistan rank
168th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.7156 tonnes per person against 0.6241 tonnes per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0915 tonnes per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 171st and Pakistan ranks 168th of 213 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.1962 tonnes per person | 0.1643 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 0.312 tonnes per person | 0.2615 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.0629 tonnes per person | 0.3254 tonnes per person | 0.2625 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.1018 tonnes per person | 0.4616 tonnes per person | 0.3598 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.6254 tonnes per person | 0.4688 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.2607 tonnes per person | 0.7271 tonnes per person | 0.4664 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.4573 tonnes per person | 0.7748 tonnes per person | 0.3175 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.6 tonnes per person | 0.8549 tonnes per person | 0.2549 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.7156 tonnes per person against 0.6241 tonnes per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.0915 tonnes per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 171st and Pakistan ranks 168th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.