Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bangladesh
14.80 million tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand
13.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
42nd
New Zealand rank
44th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bangladesh
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 14.80 million tonnes against 13.74 million tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 1.06 million tonnes.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 44th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 12 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh New Zealand Difference Ahead
1850s 15.16 million tonnes 9.51 million tonnes 5.65 million tonnes Bangladesh
1860s 15.21 million tonnes 8.47 million tonnes 6.74 million tonnes Bangladesh
1870s 16.03 million tonnes 9.16 million tonnes 6.88 million tonnes Bangladesh
1880s 23.73 million tonnes 16.13 million tonnes 7.60 million tonnes Bangladesh
1890s 25.20 million tonnes 24.39 million tonnes 813,590 tonnes Bangladesh
1900s 24.50 million tonnes 20.62 million tonnes 3.87 million tonnes Bangladesh
1910s 23.00 million tonnes 21.36 million tonnes 1.65 million tonnes Bangladesh
1920s 20.03 million tonnes 21.21 million tonnes 1.18 million tonnes New Zealand
1930s 19.42 million tonnes 19.16 million tonnes 264,710 tonnes Bangladesh
1940s 20.91 million tonnes 17.95 million tonnes 2.96 million tonnes Bangladesh
1950s 44.25 million tonnes 29.34 million tonnes 14.91 million tonnes Bangladesh
1960s 42.32 million tonnes 14.50 million tonnes 27.82 million tonnes Bangladesh
1970s 26.19 million tonnes 26.08 million tonnes 102,660 tonnes Bangladesh
1980s 17.79 million tonnes 20.42 million tonnes 2.64 million tonnes New Zealand
1990s 4.44 million tonnes 11.37 million tonnes 6.93 million tonnes New Zealand
2000s 9.21 million tonnes 16.60 million tonnes 7.39 million tonnes New Zealand
2010s 11.86 million tonnes 17.29 million tonnes 5.43 million tonnes New Zealand
2020s 14.11 million tonnes 17.30 million tonnes 3.19 million tonnes New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bangladesh or New Zealand?
Bangladesh, at 14.80 million tonnes against 13.74 million tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bangladesh and New Zealand?
1.06 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and New Zealand?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and New Zealand rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bangladesh ranks 42nd and New Zealand ranks 44th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.