Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.3226 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Bangladesh, 1946–2024
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
Bangladesh recorded 0.3226 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3616 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1946.
That places Bangladesh 83rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0465 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0961 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 0.1182 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1734 tonnes per person | 0.1255 tonnes per person | 0.2349 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2971 tonnes per person | 0.2487 tonnes per person | 0.3603 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3452 tonnes per person | 0.3226 tonnes per person | 0.3616 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Bangladesh?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Bangladesh was 0.3226 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3616 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1946.
- How does Bangladesh rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.