Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0041 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0041 kt per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Bangladesh, 1961–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Bangladesh stood at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Bangladesh ranks 1st of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0028 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1963 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1964 0.003 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1965 0.0031 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1966 0.003 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1967 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +9.0%
1968 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
1969 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1970 0.0033 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
1971 0.0031 kt per square kilometre -6.0%
1972 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1973 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1974 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1975 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1976 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
1977 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1978 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1979 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1980 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1981 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1982 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1983 0.0033 kt per square kilometre -7.6%
1984 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1985 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1986 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1987 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1988 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1989 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1990 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1991 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
1992 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
1993 0.0034 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
1994 0.0034 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1995 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1996 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1997 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1998 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
1999 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2000 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2001 0.0037 kt per square kilometre -1.4%
2002 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2003 0.0037 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
2005 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2006 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2007 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2008 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
2009 0.0038 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2010 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2011 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.0039 kt per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.004 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2015 0.004 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0038 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
2017 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2018 0.004 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2019 0.004 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2020 0.004 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2021 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2022 0.0041 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2023 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +0.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.0041 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 21.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.0041 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 2 Burundi 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Malawi 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Benin 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Bangladesh?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Bangladesh was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Bangladesh rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.