Methane emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Methane emissions was 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Bangladesh, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 24.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 25.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 27.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 29.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 31.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 33.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 35.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 37.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 40.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 44.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 16 Argentina 114.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 17 Turkey 111.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 18 Thailand 95.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 20 Vietnam 94.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 21 Colombia 91.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 22 South Africa 79.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 methane emissions in Bangladesh?
- Methane emissions in Bangladesh was 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 95.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.