CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.6241 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.6241 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6241 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 tonnes per person, in 1946.
That places Bangladesh 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 0.0427 tonnes per person | 0.0591 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0629 tonnes per person | 0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1018 tonnes per person | 0.0859 tonnes per person | 0.1257 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.1261 tonnes per person | 0.1899 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2607 tonnes per person | 0.1973 tonnes per person | 0.326 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4573 tonnes per person | 0.355 tonnes per person | 0.5749 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6 tonnes per person | 0.5756 tonnes per person | 0.6241 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 0.6241 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6241 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Bangladesh rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.