Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates: Greenhouse gas emissions

Bangladesh
241.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
262.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
38th
United Arab Emirates rank
35th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Bangladesh
  • United Arab Emirates
0100.0M200.0M300.0M185019372024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 262.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 241.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bangladesh, a difference of 21.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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 39.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1860s 41.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 88,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1870s 44.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1880s 51.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1890s 55.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1900s 57.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1910s 58.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1920s 56.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1930s 58.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 122,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1940s 63.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 176,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1950s 85.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1960s 89.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1970s 79.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1980s 88.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
1990s 107.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bangladesh
2000s 139.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Arab Emirates
2010s 188.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 242.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Arab Emirates
2020s 229.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 251.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bangladesh or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 262.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 241.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?
21.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 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 Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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