Bangladesh vs South Africa
Bangladesh vs South Africa: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.72 tonnes in Bangladesh and 6.88 tonnes in South Africa, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 6.16 tonnes, or 9.61 times that in Bangladesh.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Bangladesh ranked 151 and South Africa ranked 35 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Bangladesh | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.72 | 6.88 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.69 | 6.76 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.71 | 6.88 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 7.29 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.63 | 7.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.66 | 8.01 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.64 | 8.08 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.62 | 8.15 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.58 | 8.04 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 8.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.49 | 8.75 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.46 | 8.69 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.45 | 8.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.43 | 8.38 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 8.87 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.37 | 8.83 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.34 | 9.55 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.31 | 9.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 8.81 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.28 | 8.82 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.27 | 8.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | 8.12 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.25 | 7.72 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.24 | 7.51 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 7.36 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 7.73 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.19 | 7.69 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.18 | 7.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.18 | 7.3 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 7.01 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.14 | 6.97 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.14 | 7.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.12 | 7.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.13 | 7.71 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.13 | 7.61 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.12 | 7.92 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.11 | 8.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.11 | 7.88 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.09 | 8.34 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.09 | 8.32 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.09 | 8.4 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.09 | 8.23 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.08 | 7.98 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.07 | 8 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.07 | 9.04 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.07 | 9.3 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.07 | 8.99 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.06 | 8.6 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.06 | 8.57 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.05 | 8.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.05 | 8.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.05 | 8.33 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025