Bangladesh vs Nepal: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.6241 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.6332 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
171st
Nepal rank
170th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.6332 tonnes per person against 0.6241 tonnes per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0091 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 171st and Nepal ranks 170th of 213 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0272 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.0353 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.0629 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 0.0387 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.1018 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.0633 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.0836 tonnes per person | 0.073 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.2607 tonnes per person | 0.1143 tonnes per person | 0.1465 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.4573 tonnes per person | 0.3066 tonnes per person | 0.1507 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.6 tonnes per person | 0.5817 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.6332 tonnes per person against 0.6241 tonnes per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.0091 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 171st and Nepal ranks 170th 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 vs. GDP 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.