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
010.0M20.0M30.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.