Bangladesh vs Western Africa: Waste — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate

Bangladesh
4.01 % change on previous year
in 2023
Western Africa
2.91 % change on previous year
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Western Africa rank
4th

Waste — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Western Africa
-100102030196219922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4.01 % change on previous year against 2.91 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 1.1 % change on previous year.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -8.12 % change on previous year 1.41 % change on previous year 9.54 % change on previous year Western Africa
1970s 9.08 % change on previous year 3.04 % change on previous year 6.04 % change on previous year Bangladesh
1980s 6.4 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year 3.89 % change on previous year Bangladesh
1990s 2.41 % change on previous year 2.54 % change on previous year 0.1206 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s 2.43 % change on previous year 3.59 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year Western Africa
2010s 2.69 % change on previous year 3.77 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year Western Africa
2020s 5.19 % change on previous year 2.88 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate, Bangladesh or Western Africa?
Bangladesh, at 4.01 % change on previous year against 2.91 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate between Bangladesh and Western Africa?
1.1 % change on previous year, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Western Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Western Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 14,985 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.