Bangladesh vs Colombia: Share of global methane emissions
Bangladesh
1.0%
in 2024
Colombia
1.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Colombia rank
21st
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Colombia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Colombia ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 17 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Bangladesh or Colombia?
- Bangladesh, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Colombia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Colombia rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Colombia 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 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.