Bangladesh vs Iran: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bangladesh
32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iran
32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Iran rank
17th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bangladesh, a difference of 48,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Iran ranks 17th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 12 and Iran in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 558,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 941,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 609,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1980s | 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 1990s | 17.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 2000s | 22.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 2010s | 27.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
| 2020s | 30.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Iran, at 32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 48,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Iran ranks 17th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.