Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh, 1946–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 603.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
That places Bangladesh 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 603.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.