Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 14.80 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
14.80 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
42nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
60.11 million tonnes
in 1960
All-time low
-8.60 million tonnes
in 1991
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh stood at 14.80 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh peaked at 60.11 million tonnes in 1960 and was at its lowest, -8.60 million tonnes, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 42nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 19.97 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 16.33 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1852 | 15.97 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1853 | 14.78 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1854 | 14.31 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1855 | 14.17 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1856 | 13.88 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1857 | 14.12 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1858 | 13.85 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1859 | 14.27 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1860 | 14.34 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 14.44 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 14.55 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 15.61 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1864 | 15.15 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1865 | 15.10 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 16.26 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1867 | 15.65 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1868 | 15.48 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1869 | 15.56 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 15.58 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 15.59 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 15.76 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 16.00 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 15.97 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 16.04 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 16.12 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 16.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 16.26 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 16.84 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1880 | 18.51 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1881 | 19.64 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1882 | 23.30 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1883 | 22.38 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1884 | 25.12 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1885 | 26.20 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1886 | 26.54 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 25.42 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1888 | 25.11 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 25.12 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25.03 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 24.70 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1892 | 26.02 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1893 | 24.88 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1894 | 25.01 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 25.33 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 24.75 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1897 | 25.94 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1898 | 25.07 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1899 | 25.30 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 25.05 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 24.82 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 25.49 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1903 | 25.58 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 24.51 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1905 | 24.04 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 24.05 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 23.68 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 24.11 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 23.62 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 23.26 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1911 | 23.45 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 22.99 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1913 | 22.78 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 22.63 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 23.16 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 23.52 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1917 | 23.32 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 22.60 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1919 | 22.34 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 21.43 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1921 | 20.57 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1922 | 20.15 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 19.92 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 19.79 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 19.65 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 19.64 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 19.74 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 19.79 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 19.67 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 19.54 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 19.45 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 19.48 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 19.55 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 19.30 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 19.25 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 19.28 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 19.70 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 19.37 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 19.31 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 19.11 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1941 | 19.05 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 19.73 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 21.57 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1944 | 22.43 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 22.82 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 20.53 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1947 | 21.50 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 21.47 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 20.92 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1950 | 28.85 million tonnes | +37.9% |
| 1951 | 32.90 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1952 | 36.50 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1953 | 39.35 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 43.08 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 46.50 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1956 | 50.22 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1957 | 52.99 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1958 | 56.09 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1959 | 56.01 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 60.11 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1961 | 50.60 million tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1962 | 44.22 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 41.56 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 43.43 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 39.58 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 38.83 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 35.62 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 34.39 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 34.87 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 33.83 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 45.44 million tonnes | +34.3% |
| 1972 | 37.22 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 29.15 million tonnes | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 24.97 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 21.68 million tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 19.34 million tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 17.85 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 16.57 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 15.82 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 15.04 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.69 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 13.22 million tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 15.83 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 15.93 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 18.06 million tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 18.73 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 26.27 million tonnes | +40.3% |
| 1988 | 22.40 million tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 17.71 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 1990 | 14.51 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1991 | -8.60 million tonnes | -159.3% |
| 1992 | -4.16 million tonnes | -51.6% |
| 1993 | -3.31 million tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 458,073 tonnes | -113.8% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million tonnes | +118.9% |
| 1996 | 11.12 million tonnes | +1009.0% |
| 1997 | 12.32 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 12.22 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.88 million tonnes | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 9.37 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 9.01 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.41 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 8.99 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.92 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.83 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 8.66 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 9.82 million tonnes | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 11.01 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 10.09 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 7.77 million tonnes | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 9.46 million tonnes | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 11.75 million tonnes | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 10.02 million tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 10.62 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 12.65 million tonnes | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 11.45 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 11.63 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.08 million tonnes | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 16.19 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 14.24 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 13.24 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 13.86 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 14.40 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 14.80 million tonnes | +2.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 14.80 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.54 million tonnes, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 14.80 million tonnes is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.15 million tonnes, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1009.0% | 1.00 million tonnes | 11.12 million tonnes |
| 1991 | -159.3% | 14.51 million tonnes | -8.60 million tonnes |
| 1995 | +118.9% | 458,073 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes |
| 1994 | +113.8% | -3.31 million tonnes | 458,073 tonnes |
| 1992 | +51.6% | -8.60 million tonnes | -4.16 million tonnes |
| 2018 | +46.9% | 11.63 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15.16 million tonnes | 13.85 million tonnes | 19.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 15.21 million tonnes | 14.34 million tonnes | 16.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 16.03 million tonnes | 15.58 million tonnes | 16.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 23.73 million tonnes | 18.51 million tonnes | 26.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 25.20 million tonnes | 24.70 million tonnes | 26.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 24.50 million tonnes | 23.62 million tonnes | 25.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 23.00 million tonnes | 22.34 million tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.03 million tonnes | 19.64 million tonnes | 21.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 19.42 million tonnes | 19.25 million tonnes | 19.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 20.91 million tonnes | 19.05 million tonnes | 22.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 44.25 million tonnes | 28.85 million tonnes | 56.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.32 million tonnes | 34.39 million tonnes | 60.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.19 million tonnes | 15.82 million tonnes | 45.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.79 million tonnes | 13.22 million tonnes | 26.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 million tonnes | -8.60 million tonnes | 14.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.21 million tonnes | 7.83 million tonnes | 11.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.86 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.11 million tonnes | 13.24 million tonnes | 14.80 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bangladesh was 14.80 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 60.11 million tonnes in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.60 million tonnes in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.