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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -34.6% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +395.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +24.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -20.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +29.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -47.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -63.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +48.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +48.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +51.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -73.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +962.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -67.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -63.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1098.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -45.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +82.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -70.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -50.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +585.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +151.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +45.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 44.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1098.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | +962.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | +585.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1950 | +395.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2015 | +151.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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
- 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 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.