Per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1928
All-time low
0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Bangladesh recorded 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh peaked at 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1928 and was at its lowest, 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2004.
Bangladesh ranks 163rd 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 | 0.9613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 160 Ghana 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Lesotho 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Armenia 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 Benin 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Jordan 0.5138 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 methane emissions in Bangladesh?
- Per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh was 0.5506 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 methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1928.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
- How does Bangladesh rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.