Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 68.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bangladesh, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bangladesh is 68.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bangladesh peaked at 89.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2015.
That places Bangladesh 68th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.1% | 84.0% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 77.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 68.3% | 76.0% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bangladesh?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Bangladesh was 68.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.