Bangladesh vs Egypt: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bangladesh
0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
148th
Egypt rank
147th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 148th and Egypt ranks 147th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Egypt in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.1414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 148th and Egypt ranks 147th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.