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Methane emissions in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Methane emissions was 95.57 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.57 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
95.57 million
in 2024
All-time low
21.19 million
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Methane emissions in Bangladesh, 1850–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 95.57 million for methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane emissions in Bangladesh peaked at 95.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.19 million, in 1850.

That places Bangladesh 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Methane emissions in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 21.19 million —
1851 21.38 million +0.9%
1852 21.57 million +0.9%
1853 21.77 million +0.9%
1854 21.96 million +0.9%
1855 22.15 million +0.9%
1856 22.34 million +0.9%
1857 22.53 million +0.9%
1858 22.73 million +0.9%
1859 22.92 million +0.8%
1860 23.11 million +0.8%
1861 23.22 million +0.5%
1862 23.33 million +0.5%
1863 24.42 million +4.7%
1864 24.53 million +0.5%
1865 24.65 million +0.5%
1866 24.76 million +0.5%
1867 24.87 million +0.5%
1868 24.98 million +0.4%
1869 25.09 million +0.4%
1870 25.32 million +0.9%
1871 25.43 million +0.4%
1872 25.54 million +0.4%
1873 25.66 million +0.4%
1874 25.77 million +0.4%
1875 25.88 million +0.4%
1876 25.99 million +0.4%
1877 26.10 million +0.4%
1878 26.21 million +0.4%
1879 26.33 million +0.4%
1880 26.44 million +0.4%
1881 26.66 million +0.9%
1882 26.89 million +0.9%
1883 27.12 million +0.8%
1884 27.35 million +0.8%
1885 27.58 million +0.8%
1886 27.81 million +0.8%
1887 28.04 million +0.8%
1888 28.26 million +0.8%
1889 28.49 million +0.8%
1890 28.72 million +0.8%
1891 28.95 million +0.8%
1892 29.18 million +0.8%
1893 29.41 million +0.8%
1894 29.64 million +0.8%
1895 29.87 million +0.8%
1896 30.10 million +0.8%
1897 30.33 million +0.8%
1898 30.56 million +0.8%
1899 30.79 million +0.8%
1900 31.02 million +0.7%
1901 31.19 million +0.6%
1902 31.37 million +0.6%
1903 31.55 million +0.6%
1904 31.73 million +0.6%
1905 31.91 million +0.6%
1906 32.10 million +0.6%
1907 32.28 million +0.6%
1908 32.46 million +0.6%
1909 32.65 million +0.6%
1910 32.83 million +0.6%
1911 32.99 million +0.5%
1912 33.13 million +0.4%
1913 33.27 million +0.4%
1914 33.42 million +0.4%
1915 33.56 million +0.4%
1916 33.71 million +0.4%
1917 33.85 million +0.4%
1918 34.00 million +0.4%
1919 34.14 million +0.4%
1920 34.28 million +0.4%
1921 34.45 million +0.5%
1922 34.64 million +0.5%
1923 34.83 million +0.5%
1924 35.01 million +0.5%
1925 35.20 million +0.5%
1926 35.39 million +0.5%
1927 35.57 million +0.5%
1928 35.76 million +0.5%
1929 35.95 million +0.5%
1930 36.14 million +0.5%
1931 36.32 million +0.5%
1932 36.51 million +0.5%
1933 36.70 million +0.5%
1934 36.89 million +0.5%
1935 37.07 million +0.5%
1936 37.54 million +1.2%
1937 38.00 million +1.2%
1938 38.47 million +1.2%
1939 38.94 million +1.2%
1940 39.41 million +1.2%
1941 39.92 million +1.3%
1942 40.43 million +1.3%
1943 40.94 million +1.3%
1944 41.45 million +1.3%
1945 41.74 million +0.7%
1946 42.03 million +0.7%
1947 39.02 million -7.2%
1948 39.28 million +0.7%
1949 39.69 million +1.0%
1950 40.13 million +1.1%
1951 41.03 million +2.2%
1952 41.93 million +2.2%
1953 42.85 million +2.2%
1954 43.84 million +2.3%
1955 44.93 million +2.5%
1956 46.10 million +2.6%
1957 47.37 million +2.8%
1958 48.74 million +2.9%
1959 50.19 million +3.0%
1960 51.70 million +3.0%
1961 48.76 million -5.7%
1962 49.83 million +2.2%
1963 51.20 million +2.8%
1964 53.24 million +4.0%
1965 52.93 million -0.6%
1966 52.70 million -0.4%
1967 55.24 million +4.8%
1968 55.18 million -0.1%
1969 56.97 million +3.2%
1970 57.04 million +0.1%
1971 55.20 million -3.2%
1972 56.20 million +1.8%
1973 56.12 million -0.2%
1974 56.53 million +0.7%
1975 58.77 million +4.0%
1976 58.60 million -0.3%
1977 59.84 million +2.1%
1978 63.83 million +6.7%
1979 65.65 million +2.9%
1980 57.57 million -12.3%
1981 58.67 million +1.9%
1982 59.78 million +1.9%
1983 58.17 million -2.7%
1984 59.60 million +2.5%
1985 60.91 million +2.2%
1986 62.30 million +2.3%
1987 62.09 million -0.3%
1988 62.91 million +1.3%
1989 64.48 million +2.5%
1990 65.27 million +1.2%
1991 65.17 million -0.1%
1992 65.84 million +1.0%
1993 65.79 million -0.1%
1994 67.13 million +2.0%
1995 68.43 million +1.9%
1996 69.11 million +1.0%
1997 70.16 million +1.5%
1998 70.33 million +0.2%
1999 72.89 million +3.6%
2000 73.92 million +1.4%
2001 74.10 million +0.2%
2002 75.26 million +1.6%
2003 76.02 million +1.0%
2004 75.41 million -0.8%
2005 76.96 million +2.1%
2006 78.07 million +1.4%
2007 78.86 million +1.0%
2008 81.75 million +3.7%
2009 82.81 million +1.3%
2010 84.04 million +1.5%
2011 84.74 million +0.8%
2012 85.28 million +0.6%
2013 85.88 million +0.7%
2014 86.57 million +0.8%
2015 87.03 million +0.5%
2016 86.75 million -0.3%
2017 89.00 million +2.6%
2018 89.10 million +0.1%
2019 89.56 million +0.5%
2020 90.91 million +1.5%
2021 92.29 million +1.5%
2022 93.14 million +0.9%
2023 94.32 million +1.3%
2024 95.57 million +1.3%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 95.57 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.48 million, 8.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 95.57 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.50 million, 4.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 22.05 million 21.19 million 22.92 million 10
1860s 24.30 million 23.11 million 25.09 million 10
1870s 25.82 million 25.32 million 26.33 million 10
1880s 27.46 million 26.44 million 28.49 million 10
1890s 29.75 million 28.72 million 30.79 million 10
1900s 31.83 million 31.02 million 32.65 million 10
1910s 33.49 million 32.83 million 34.14 million 10
1920s 35.11 million 34.28 million 35.95 million 10
1930s 37.26 million 36.14 million 38.94 million 10
1940s 40.39 million 39.02 million 42.03 million 10
1950s 44.71 million 40.13 million 50.19 million 10
1960s 52.78 million 48.76 million 56.97 million 10
1970s 58.78 million 55.20 million 65.65 million 10
1980s 60.65 million 57.57 million 64.48 million 10
1990s 68.01 million 65.17 million 72.89 million 10
2000s 77.32 million 73.92 million 82.81 million 10
2010s 86.80 million 84.04 million 89.56 million 10
2020s 93.24 million 90.91 million 95.57 million 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 16 Argentina 114.12 million compare
  2. 17 Turkey 111.80 million compare
  3. 18 Thailand 95.82 million compare
  4. 20 Vietnam 94.98 million compare
  5. 21 Colombia 91.30 million compare
  6. 22 South Africa 79.29 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane emissions in Bangladesh?
Methane emissions in Bangladesh was 95.57 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 95.57 million in 2024.
What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 21.19 million in 1850.
How does Bangladesh rank for methane emissions?
Bangladesh ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is methane emissions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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