Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Bangladesh
2.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
70th
New Zealand rank
69th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Bangladesh
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 2.00 billion tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 11.38 million tonnes.
Across all 79 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 70th and New Zealand ranks 69th of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 323,184 tonnes | 237.56 million tonnes | 237.24 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 7.83 million tonnes | 295.42 million tonnes | 287.58 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 30.26 million tonnes | 407.56 million tonnes | 377.30 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 69.42 million tonnes | 561.13 million tonnes | 491.71 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 144.20 million tonnes | 749.20 million tonnes | 605.00 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 290.49 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 713.94 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 575.16 million tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 755.71 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | 562.32 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | 156.69 million tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Bangladesh or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 2.00 billion tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 11.38 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and New Zealand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 70th and New Zealand ranks 69th 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.