Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.119 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Bangladesh, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bangladesh stood at 0.119 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1457 kilograms per international-$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
That places Bangladesh 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0347 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0445 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0534 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0457 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0737 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0558 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0867 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1111 kilograms per international-$ | 0.097 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1237 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1444 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1457 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1333 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1276 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1394 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.119 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1269 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 131 Panama 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 132 Colombia 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 135 United Kingdom 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 137 Cameroon 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bangladesh?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bangladesh was 0.119 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1457 kilograms per international-$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Bangladesh rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).