Treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Treatment of hazardous waste was 11,956 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
11,956
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
47th
of 66 countries
All-time high
11,956
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2007
Years of data
5
2007–2021
Treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh, 2007–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh stood at 11,956. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh peaked at 11,956 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
That places Bangladesh 47th out of 66 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 10,127 | — |
| 2020 | 10,813 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 11,956 | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,064 | 0 | 10,127 | 2 |
| 2020s | 11,385 | 10,813 | 11,956 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 44 Hong Kong, China 12,918 compare
- 45 Réunion 12,713 compare
- 46 Guatemala 12,364 compare
- 48 Latvia 6,837 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 5,787 compare
- 50 North Macedonia 5,746 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh?
- Treatment of hazardous waste in Bangladesh was 11,956 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 11,956 in 2021.
- What is the lowest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Bangladesh rank for treatment of hazardous waste?
- Bangladesh ranks 47th out of 66 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment of hazardous waste. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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