Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
148th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh is 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Bangladesh ranks 148th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 145 Ghana 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Fiji 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Egypt 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Dominica 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Nigeria 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 East Timor 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2576 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5165 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3245 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3565 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh was 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Bangladesh rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.