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

Bangladesh
0.119 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ireland
0.1189 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
134th
Ireland rank
136th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.119 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ in Ireland, a difference of 0.0001 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 134th and Ireland ranks 136th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0347 kilograms per international-$ 0.5813 kilograms per international-$ 0.5466 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
1960s 0.0534 kilograms per international-$ 0.627 kilograms per international-$ 0.5736 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
1970s 0.0737 kilograms per international-$ 0.6359 kilograms per international-$ 0.5621 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
1980s 0.1111 kilograms per international-$ 0.5283 kilograms per international-$ 0.4173 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
1990s 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ 0.4183 kilograms per international-$ 0.2867 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
2000s 0.136 kilograms per international-$ 0.2445 kilograms per international-$ 0.1085 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
2010s 0.1333 kilograms per international-$ 0.158 kilograms per international-$ 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ Ireland
2020s 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ 0.1256 kilograms per international-$ 0.0029 kilograms per international-$ Ireland

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 Ireland?
Bangladesh, at 0.119 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ in Ireland as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Bangladesh and Ireland?
0.0001 kilograms per international-$, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ireland?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Ireland rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 134th and Ireland ranks 136th 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-$).