Bangladesh vs Sudan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Bangladesh
1.1%
in 2024
Sudan
1.0%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
18th
Sudan rank
21st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Sudan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Bangladesh or Sudan?
- Bangladesh, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Bangladesh and Sudan?
- 0.1%, 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 share of global 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 Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.