Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Bangladesh
0.4%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.5%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
38th
United Arab Emirates rank
35th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 15 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Bangladesh or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.