Waste — Emissions Share in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Waste — Emissions Share was 16.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.98 %
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
135th
of 222 countries
All-time high
16.98 %
in 2023
All-time low
9.37 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Bangladesh, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 9.4 %1991: 9.6 %1992: 9.8 %1993: 10.1 %1994: 10.1 %1995: 10.2 %1996: 10.2 %1997: 10.2 %1998: 10.3 %1999: 10.2 %2000: 10.4 %2001: 10.7 %2002: 10.8 %2003: 11.2 %2004: 11.7 %2005: 11.7 %2006: 11.8 %2007: 12 %2008: 11.9 %2009: 11.9 %2010: 12.1 %2011: 12.3 %2012: 12.6 %2013: 12.8 %2014: 13.1 %2015: 13.4 %2016: 13.8 %2017: 13.9 %2018: 14.2 %2019: 14.5 %2020: 15.8 %2021: 15.9 %2022: 16.4 %2023: 17 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 16.98 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Bangladesh peaked at 16.98 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.37 %, in 1990.

Bangladesh ranks 135th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Bangladesh, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 9.37 % —
1991 9.6 % +2.5%
1992 9.84 % +2.5%
1993 10.06 % +2.2%
1994 10.07 % +0.1%
1995 10.16 % +0.9%
1996 10.22 % +0.6%
1997 10.18 % -0.4%
1998 10.32 % +1.4%
1999 10.22 % -1.0%
2000 10.36 % +1.4%
2001 10.65 % +2.8%
2002 10.85 % +1.9%
2003 11.22 % +3.4%
2004 11.66 % +3.9%
2005 11.7 % +0.3%
2006 11.79 % +0.8%
2007 12.02 % +2.0%
2008 11.87 % -1.2%
2009 11.95 % +0.7%
2010 12.05 % +0.8%
2011 12.32 % +2.2%
2012 12.59 % +2.2%
2013 12.83 % +1.9%
2014 13.1 % +2.1%
2015 13.45 % +2.7%
2016 13.84 % +2.9%
2017 13.86 % +0.1%
2018 14.21 % +2.5%
2019 14.51 % +2.1%
2020 15.83 % +9.1%
2021 15.95 % +0.8%
2022 16.43 % +3.0%
2023 16.98 % +3.3%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 16.98 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 16.98 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.73 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10 % 9.37 % 10.32 % 10
2000s 11.41 % 10.36 % 12.02 % 10
2010s 13.28 % 12.05 % 14.51 % 10
2020s 16.3 % 15.83 % 16.98 % 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.16 % compare
  2. 133 Canada 17.11 % compare
  3. 134 Benin 17.06 % compare
  4. 136 Tajikistan 16.94 % compare
  5. 137 Viet Nam 16.9 % compare
  6. 137 Vietnam 16.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Bangladesh?
Waste — emissions share in Bangladesh was 16.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 16.98 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 9.37 % in 1990.
How does Bangladesh rank for waste — emissions share?
Bangladesh ranks 135th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.