Co2 intensity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Co2 intensity was 0.119 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.119
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
134th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.1457
in 2001
All-time low
0.0253
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Bangladesh, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Bangladesh stood at 0.119.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1457 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0253, in 1950.
That places Bangladesh 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0253 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0308 | +22.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0316 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0317 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0316 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0343 | +8.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0369 | +7.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0389 | +5.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0445 | +14.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0411 | -7.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0466 | +13.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0457 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0505 | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0525 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0534 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0534 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0536 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0583 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0611 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0585 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0563 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0558 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0615 | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0794 | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0715 | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0757 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0828 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0854 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0823 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0867 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0987 | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0992 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1062 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.097 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.102 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1111 | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1191 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1184 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1316 | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1273 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1256 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1257 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1247 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1237 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1277 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1444 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1387 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.14 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.132 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1336 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1322 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1457 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1414 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1382 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1382 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1346 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1376 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1305 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1297 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.132 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1351 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1289 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1302 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1332 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1307 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1394 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1386 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1371 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1276 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1322 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1269 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.122 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.119 | -2.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.119 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0347 | 0.0253 | 0.0445 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0534 | 0.0457 | 0.0611 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0737 | 0.0558 | 0.0867 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1111 | 0.097 | 0.1316 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1316 | 0.1237 | 0.1444 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.136 | 0.1297 | 0.1457 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1333 | 0.1276 | 0.1394 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1227 | 0.119 | 0.1269 | 3 |
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 co2 intensity in Bangladesh?
- Co2 intensity in Bangladesh was 0.119 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1457 in 2001.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 in 1950.
- How does Bangladesh rank for co2 intensity?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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