Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 0.979 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bangladesh is 0.979 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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.
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
- 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Bangladesh?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.981 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.