Hazardous waste exported in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Hazardous waste exported was 0.527 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.527
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
79th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.527
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2021
Hazardous waste exported in Bangladesh, 2007–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.527 for hazardous waste exported in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste exported in Bangladesh peaked at 0.527 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
Bangladesh ranks 79th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Hazardous waste exported in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0.484 | — |
| 2020 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.527 | +8.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.527 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 5% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.242 | 0 | 0.484 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5055 | 0.484 | 0.527 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 76 Georgia 95.7 compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 28.09 compare
- 78 India 10
- 80 Armenia 0
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 80 Myanmar 0
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste exported in Bangladesh?
- Hazardous waste exported in Bangladesh was 0.527 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste exported recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.527 in 2021.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste exported recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Bangladesh rank for hazardous waste exported?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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