Bangladesh vs Hong Kong: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Bangladesh
2.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hong Kong
1.75 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
70th
Hong Kong rank
72nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Bangladesh
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.00 billion tonnes against 1.75 billion tonnes in Hong Kong, a difference of 250.67 million tonnes.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 70th and Hong Kong ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 391,755 tonnes | 208,364 tonnes | 183,390 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 7.83 million tonnes | 9.72 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 30.26 million tonnes | 42.35 million tonnes | 12.09 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 69.42 million tonnes | 124.49 million tonnes | 55.07 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 144.20 million tonnes | 300.05 million tonnes | 155.85 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 290.49 million tonnes | 588.45 million tonnes | 297.96 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 575.16 million tonnes | 967.87 million tonnes | 392.71 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 268.00 million tonnes | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 106.19 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Bangladesh or Hong Kong?
- Bangladesh, at 2.00 billion tonnes against 1.75 billion tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Bangladesh and Hong Kong?
- 250.67 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Hong Kong?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Hong Kong rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 70th and Hong Kong ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.