Bangladesh vs Colombia: Methane emissions
Bangladesh
95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Colombia
91.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
19th
Colombia rank
21st
Methane emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Colombia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 91.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia, a difference of 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 19th and Colombia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 17 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 24.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 25.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 27.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 29.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 31.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 33.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 35.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 37.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 40.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 44.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 52.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 58.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 60.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 68.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Colombia |
| 2000s | 77.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 628,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 86.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 93.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bangladesh or Colombia?
- Bangladesh, at 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 91.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Colombia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 19th and Colombia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.