Bangladesh vs Qatar: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Bangladesh
136.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
39th
Qatar rank
38th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Qatar
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 136.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bangladesh, a difference of 11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 39th and Qatar ranks 38th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 13 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Qatar Difference Ahead
1850s 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1860s 6.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1870s 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1880s 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1890s 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1900s 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1910s 10.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1920s 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1930s 11.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1940s 10.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1950s 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1960s 9.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1970s 11.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar
1980s 20.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1990s 33.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar
2000s 55.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar
2010s 95.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 115.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar
2020s 129.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 134.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bangladesh or Qatar?
Qatar, at 148.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 136.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bangladesh and Qatar?
11.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Qatar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Qatar rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Bangladesh ranks 39th and Qatar ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
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
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.