Bangladesh vs Sudan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bangladesh
32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan
28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Sudan rank
21st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Sudan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sudan, a difference of 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 14 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 483,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 697,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 733,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1990s | 17.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2000s | 22.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2010s | 27.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2020s | 30.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bangladesh or Sudan?
- Bangladesh, at 32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bangladesh and Sudan?
- 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sudan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 21st 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.