Australia vs Bangladesh: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

Australia
15.7 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Bangladesh
17.03 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Bangladesh rank
23rd

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste over time

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 17.03 Mt CO2e against 15.7 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 1.33 Mt CO2e.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Bangladesh ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Bangladesh in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1970s 15.73 Mt CO2e 2.37 Mt CO2e 13.36 Mt CO2e Australia
1980s 17.84 Mt CO2e 4.61 Mt CO2e 13.23 Mt CO2e Australia
1990s 17.87 Mt CO2e 6.92 Mt CO2e 10.95 Mt CO2e Australia
2000s 15.88 Mt CO2e 8.68 Mt CO2e 7.2 Mt CO2e Australia
2010s 15.34 Mt CO2e 11.2 Mt CO2e 4.13 Mt CO2e Australia
2020s 15.44 Mt CO2e 15.79 Mt CO2e 0.3487 Mt CO2e Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from waste, Australia or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 17.03 Mt CO2e against 15.7 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from waste between Australia and Bangladesh?
1.33 Mt CO2e, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bangladesh?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Bangladesh rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from waste?
Australia ranks 24th and Bangladesh ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).