Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.979 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh is 0.979 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh peaked at 0.981 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.128 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.128 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1297 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.137 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1428 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1609 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1564 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1657 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1591 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2342 tonnes per person | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1901 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2157 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.221 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.25 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2645 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.274 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2858 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2876 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2996 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3309 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3541 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3529 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3834 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4095 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6759 tonnes per person | +65.1% |
| 2015 | 0.482 tonnes per person | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7872 tonnes per person | +63.3% |
| 2017 | 0.826 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8518 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9011 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8938 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9419 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.981 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.979 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.979 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +65.1% | 0.4095 tonnes per person | 0.6759 tonnes per person |
| 2016 | +63.3% | 0.482 tonnes per person | 0.7872 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | +47.2% | 0.1591 tonnes per person | 0.2342 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | -28.7% | 0.6759 tonnes per person | 0.482 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1549 tonnes per person | 0.128 tonnes per person | 0.2342 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2619 tonnes per person | 0.1901 tonnes per person | 0.3309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6024 tonnes per person | 0.3529 tonnes per person | 0.9011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9489 tonnes per person | 0.8938 tonnes per person | 0.981 tonnes per person | 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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Bangladesh was 0.979 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.981 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.