Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP was 0.0749 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Bangladesh stood at 0.0749.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0896 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0548, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 132nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0548 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0645 | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0664 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0667 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0675 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0682 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0704 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0702 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.072 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0748 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0796 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0815 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0828 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0814 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0814 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0841 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.088 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0896 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0873 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0845 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0792 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0831 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0834 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0749 | -10.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0749 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1175, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0676 | 0.0548 | 0.0748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.084 | 0.0796 | 0.0896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0802 | 0.0749 | 0.0834 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Bangladesh?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Bangladesh was 0.0749 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0896 in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0548 in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Bangladesh ranks 132nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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