Nitrous oxide emissions in Bangladesh

Bangladesh emitted 23.28 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2024 23.28 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 23.05 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 22nd of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide 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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period BangladeshWorld
2024 23.28 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 23.05 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 24.61 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 24.97 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 23.65 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 23.31 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 23.12 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 22.56 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 22.03 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 22.14 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 22.37 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 21.13 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 20.88 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 20.71 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 20.96 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 20.03 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 19.87 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 20.02 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 19.10 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 18.73 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 18.46 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 17.83 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 17.39 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 17.17 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 16.62 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 23.05 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 22.37 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +4.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 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.N2O.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