Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
2nd
of 241 countries
All-time high
80
in 2018
All-time low
43
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bangladesh, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 65 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Bangladesh peaked at 80 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 2nd out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43 | — |
| 1999 | 44.7 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 50.5 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 52 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 51.5 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.7 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 53.2 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.7 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 62.2 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 60 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 62.7 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 68.9 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 66.3 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 67.7 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.9 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 65.2 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 69.2 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 68.1 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.2 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 65.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 68.5 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 71.8 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 73.4 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 63.5 | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 69.3 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 65 | -6.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 65 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 65 is above the median for South Asia, which is 32.7, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.85 | 43 | 44.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.14 | 50.5 | 68.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.73 | 65.2 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6 | 63.5 | 73.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0034 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.61 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Bangladesh?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Bangladesh was 65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2018.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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