Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 142.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +65.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +64.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +65.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2016 | +64.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1999 | +46.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Bangladesh was 0.4% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.