Share of global methane emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of global methane emissions was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global methane emissions in Bangladesh, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Bangladesh is 1.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Bangladesh peaked at 1.8% in 1863 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.
Bangladesh ranks 18th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 methane emissions in Bangladesh?
- Share of global methane emissions in Bangladesh was 1.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1863.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.