Methane emissions in Bangladesh

Bangladesh emitted 70.5 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2024 70.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.9% 2023: 71.1 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 25th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Bangladesh over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period BangladeshWorld
2024 70.5 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 71.1 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 75.0 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 74.3 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 72.8 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 71.2 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 70.5 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 70.3 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 68.8 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 68.7 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 68.2 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 67.6 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 67.0 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 66.3 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 65.6 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 64.6 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 63.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 61.6 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 60.7 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 59.7 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 58.5 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 58.6 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 57.8 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 56.8 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 56.5 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9% from 71.1 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +3.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database