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Per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5506 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5506
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1928
All-time low
0.5277
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh, 1850–2024

00.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.5506 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 in 1928 and was at its lowest, 0.5277, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.9331 —
1851 0.9394 +0.7%
1852 0.9457 +0.7%
1853 0.952 +0.7%
1854 0.9583 +0.7%
1855 0.9645 +0.7%
1856 0.9707 +0.6%
1857 0.9769 +0.6%
1858 0.9831 +0.6%
1859 0.9892 +0.6%
1860 0.9954 +0.6%
1861 0.9979 +0.3%
1862 1 +0.2%
1863 1.04 +4.5%
1864 1.05 +0.2%
1865 1.05 +0.2%
1866 1.05 +0.2%
1867 1.05 +0.2%
1868 1.06 +0.2%
1869 1.06 +0.2%
1870 1.07 +0.6%
1871 1.07 +0.1%
1872 1.07 +0.1%
1873 1.07 +0.0%
1874 1.07 +0.0%
1875 1.07 +0.0%
1876 1.07 +0.0%
1877 1.07 +0.0%
1878 1.07 +0.0%
1879 1.07 +0.0%
1880 1.07 +0.0%
1881 1.07 +0.4%
1882 1.08 +0.4%
1883 1.08 +0.4%
1884 1.09 +0.4%
1885 1.09 +0.4%
1886 1.1 +0.4%
1887 1.1 +0.4%
1888 1.11 +0.4%
1889 1.11 +0.4%
1890 1.11 +0.4%
1891 1.12 +0.4%
1892 1.12 +0.4%
1893 1.13 +0.4%
1894 1.13 +0.4%
1895 1.14 +0.4%
1896 1.14 +0.4%
1897 1.14 +0.4%
1898 1.15 +0.3%
1899 1.15 +0.3%
1900 1.16 +0.3%
1901 1.16 +0.2%
1902 1.16 +0.2%
1903 1.16 +0.2%
1904 1.16 +0.2%
1905 1.16 +0.2%
1906 1.17 +0.2%
1907 1.17 +0.2%
1908 1.17 +0.2%
1909 1.17 +0.2%
1910 1.18 +0.3%
1911 1.18 +0.2%
1912 1.18 +0.2%
1913 1.18 +0.3%
1914 1.19 +0.3%
1915 1.19 +0.3%
1916 1.19 +0.3%
1917 1.2 +0.3%
1918 1.2 +0.0%
1919 1.2 +0.0%
1920 1.2 +0.0%
1921 1.2 +0.1%
1922 1.2 +0.1%
1923 1.2 +0.1%
1924 1.2 +0.1%
1925 1.21 +0.1%
1926 1.21 +0.1%
1927 1.21 +0.1%
1928 1.21 +0.1%
1929 1.21 -0.2%
1930 1.2 -0.5%
1931 1.19 -0.8%
1932 1.18 -1.2%
1933 1.16 -1.5%
1934 1.14 -1.5%
1935 1.13 -1.5%
1936 1.12 -0.7%
1937 1.11 -0.7%
1938 1.1 -0.8%
1939 1.1 -0.5%
1940 1.09 -0.3%
1941 1.09 -0.0%
1942 1.09 +0.2%
1943 1.1 +0.4%
1944 1.1 +0.4%
1945 1.1 -0.1%
1946 1.1 -0.2%
1947 1.01 -7.9%
1948 1.01 -0.2%
1949 1.01 +0.0%
1950 0.974 -3.7%
1951 0.9764 +0.3%
1952 0.9774 +0.1%
1953 0.9785 +0.1%
1954 0.9799 +0.1%
1955 0.9816 +0.2%
1956 0.9838 +0.2%
1957 0.9867 +0.3%
1958 0.991 +0.4%
1959 0.995 +0.4%
1960 0.9975 +0.3%
1961 0.9146 -8.3%
1962 0.9079 -0.7%
1963 0.9061 -0.2%
1964 0.9152 +1.0%
1965 0.8836 -3.5%
1966 0.8545 -3.3%
1967 0.8698 +1.8%
1968 0.8437 -3.0%
1969 0.8466 +0.3%
1970 0.8259 -2.4%
1971 0.7854 -4.9%
1972 0.7845 -0.1%
1973 0.7612 -3.0%
1974 0.7454 -2.1%
1975 0.7548 +1.3%
1976 0.7338 -2.8%
1977 0.7309 -0.4%
1978 0.7608 +4.1%
1979 0.764 +0.4%
1980 0.6541 -14.4%
1981 0.6497 -0.7%
1982 0.6441 -0.9%
1983 0.6102 -5.3%
1984 0.6093 -0.1%
1985 0.6075 -0.3%
1986 0.607 -0.1%
1987 0.5916 -2.5%
1988 0.5867 -0.8%
1989 0.5892 +0.4%
1990 0.5847 -0.8%
1991 0.5727 -2.0%
1992 0.5678 -0.9%
1993 0.5569 -1.9%
1994 0.5578 +0.2%
1995 0.5582 +0.1%
1996 0.5535 -0.8%
1997 0.5516 -0.3%
1998 0.5426 -1.6%
1999 0.5518 +1.7%
2000 0.5494 -0.4%
2001 0.5417 -1.4%
2002 0.5417 +0.0%
2003 0.5393 -0.4%
2004 0.5277 -2.2%
2005 0.5318 +0.8%
2006 0.5332 +0.3%
2007 0.5328 -0.1%
2008 0.5469 +2.6%
2009 0.5488 +0.3%
2010 0.5522 +0.6%
2011 0.5517 -0.1%
2012 0.5499 -0.3%
2013 0.5486 -0.2%
2014 0.5481 -0.1%
2015 0.546 -0.4%
2016 0.5395 -1.2%
2017 0.5488 +1.7%
2018 0.5449 -0.7%
2019 0.5431 -0.3%
2020 0.5467 +0.7%
2021 0.5504 +0.7%
2022 0.5499 -0.1%
2023 0.5501 +0.0%
2024 0.5506 +0.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.5506 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 0.5506 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5714, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.9613 0.9331 0.9892 10
1860s 1.04 0.9954 1.06 10
1870s 1.07 1.07 1.07 10
1880s 1.09 1.07 1.11 10
1890s 1.13 1.11 1.15 10
1900s 1.16 1.16 1.17 10
1910s 1.19 1.18 1.2 10
1920s 1.2 1.2 1.21 10
1930s 1.14 1.1 1.2 10
1940s 1.07 1.01 1.1 10
1950s 0.9824 0.974 0.995 10
1960s 0.894 0.8437 0.9975 10
1970s 0.7647 0.7309 0.8259 10
1980s 0.6149 0.5867 0.6541 10
1990s 0.5598 0.5426 0.5847 10
2000s 0.5393 0.5277 0.5494 10
2010s 0.5473 0.5395 0.5522 10
2020s 0.5495 0.5467 0.5506 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 160 Ghana 0.5673 compare
  2. 161 Lesotho 0.5625 compare
  3. 162 Armenia 0.5542 compare
  4. 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 compare
  5. 165 Benin 0.5234 compare
  6. 166 Jordan 0.5138 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh?
Per capita methane emissions in Bangladesh was 0.5506 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1928.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5277 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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