Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
186th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1897
All-time low
0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bangladesh, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bangladesh stood at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bangladesh peaked at 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1897 and was at its lowest, 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1992.
Bangladesh ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 183 Ghana 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 184 Vanuatu 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Fiji 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 187 Eswatini 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 189 Uganda 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bangladesh?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Bangladesh was 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1897.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1992.
- How does Bangladesh rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.