What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Bangladesh and United Kingdom?

0.0005 tonnes per person, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Kingdom?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Bangladesh

0.0184 tonnes per person

in 2022

United Kingdom

0.0179 tonnes per person

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

176th

United Kingdom rank

179th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

Bangladesh
United Kingdom

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0184 tonnes per person against 0.0179 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 176th and United Kingdom ranks 179th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0213 tonnes per person	0.2226 tonnes per person	0.2013 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0179 tonnes per person	0.1532 tonnes per person	0.1353 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0173 tonnes per person	0.1391 tonnes per person	0.1218 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0175 tonnes per person	0.1245 tonnes per person	0.107 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0177 tonnes per person	0.0588 tonnes per person	0.0411 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0182 tonnes per person	0.0243 tonnes per person	0.006 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0182 tonnes per person	0.0182 tonnes per person	0 tonnes per person	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Bangladesh or United Kingdom?: Bangladesh, at 0.0184 tonnes per person against 0.0179 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Bangladesh and United Kingdom?: 0.0005 tonnes per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Kingdom?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and United Kingdom rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?: Bangladesh ranks 176th and United Kingdom ranks 179th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.