Bangladesh vs Vietnam: Methane emissions
Bangladesh
95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vietnam
94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
19th
Vietnam rank
20th
Methane emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Vietnam
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vietnam, a difference of 585,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 15 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 24.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 25.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 27.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 29.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 31.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 33.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 35.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 37.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 40.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 44.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 52.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 58.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 60.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 68.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 77.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 86.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 93.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 814,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bangladesh or Vietnam?
- Bangladesh, at 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bangladesh and Vietnam?
- 585,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Vietnam rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 20th 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.