Bangladesh vs Canada: Share of global methane emissions
Bangladesh
1.0%
in 2024
Canada
1.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Canada rank
16th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Canada ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Canada in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Bangladesh or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Bangladesh and Canada?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Canada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Canada rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Canada ranks 16th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.