Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
In 2025, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Bangladesh stood at 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Bangladesh peaked at 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025 and was at its lowest, 645.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 15th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 657.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 645.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 681.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 674.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 672.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 676.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 684.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 676.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 12 Congo 716.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 13 Syria 706.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 14 South Africa 699.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 16 Serbia 695.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 691.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 18 Iraq 683.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 175.69 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 58.40 million (2025)
- Urban population 33.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6241 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.00 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6241 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6241 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Bangladesh?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Bangladesh was 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 645.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.