Bangladesh vs Colombia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Bangladesh
0.119 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Colombia
0.1204 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
134th
Colombia rank
132nd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ against 0.119 kilograms per international-$ in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0014 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 132nd of 164 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Colombia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0347 kilograms per international-$ 0.2231 kilograms per international-$ 0.1885 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
1960s 0.0534 kilograms per international-$ 0.2795 kilograms per international-$ 0.2261 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
1970s 0.0737 kilograms per international-$ 0.2612 kilograms per international-$ 0.1874 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
1980s 0.1111 kilograms per international-$ 0.2363 kilograms per international-$ 0.1252 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
1990s 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ 0.2048 kilograms per international-$ 0.0732 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
2000s 0.136 kilograms per international-$ 0.1536 kilograms per international-$ 0.0176 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
2010s 0.1333 kilograms per international-$ 0.1464 kilograms per international-$ 0.0131 kilograms per international-$ Colombia
2020s 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ 0.1396 kilograms per international-$ 0.017 kilograms per international-$ Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Bangladesh or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ against 0.119 kilograms per international-$ in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Bangladesh and Colombia?
0.0014 kilograms per international-$, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Colombia?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Colombia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 132nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).