Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 2.0% in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
2.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 1700
All-time low
1.5%
in 1929
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh peaked at 2.6% in 1700 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1929.
That places Bangladesh 11th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.3% | — |
| 1100 | 1.9% | -15.5% |
| 1200 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 1300 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 1400 | 2.0% | +16.8% |
| 1500 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| 1600 | 2.4% | +26.7% |
| 1700 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 1710 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 1720 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 1730 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
| 1750 | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 1760 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 1770 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 1780 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 1790 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 1800 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1801 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1802 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1803 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1804 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1805 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1806 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1807 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1808 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1809 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1811 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1812 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1813 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1814 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1815 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1816 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1817 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1818 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1819 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1820 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1821 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1822 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1823 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1824 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1825 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1826 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1827 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1828 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1829 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1830 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1831 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1832 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1833 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1834 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1835 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1836 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1837 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1838 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1841 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1845 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1846 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1847 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1848 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1849 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1944 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.7% | +3.9% |
| 1951 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2029 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2030 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2032 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2033 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2059 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2060 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2061 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2062 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2063 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2064 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2065 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2066 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2067 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2068 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2069 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2070 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2071 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2072 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2073 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2076 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2077 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2078 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2079 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2086 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2087 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2088 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2089 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2091 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2096 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2097 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2098 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2099 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 10.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3%, 7.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +26.7% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Bangladesh was 2.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1700.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1929.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 318 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.