Waste — Emissions Share in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Waste — Emissions Share was 16.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.