Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.72 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bangladesh, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bangladesh is 3.72 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bangladesh peaked at 3.72 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.65 million tonnes, in 1946.
Bangladesh ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 52.94 million tonnes | 20.65 million tonnes | 84.98 million tonnes | 4 |
| 1950s | 309.35 million tonnes | 114.82 million tonnes | 542.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 809.71 million tonnes | 604.40 million tonnes | 995.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 2.29 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 3.14 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 billion tonnes | 3.25 billion tonnes | 3.72 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bangladesh?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bangladesh was 3.72 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.65 million tonnes in 1946.
- How does Bangladesh rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.