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Bangladesh: Environment & Sustainability

How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?

Bangladesh is placed joint 61st of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 0.624 (2024); Water Stress 5.72 (2023).

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Environment & Sustainability

joint61st

of 186 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 140th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Bangladesh on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.624

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Bangladesh: 0.624. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in Southern Asia
    0.254 Afghanistan
    Land neighbours
    India 2.201 · Myanmar 0.58

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    5.72

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Bangladesh: 5.72. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in Southern Asia
    1.41 Bhutan
    Land neighbours
    India 65.87 · Myanmar 5.8

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.01

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    Bangladesh: 0.01. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in Southern Asia
    3.08 Sri Lanka
    Land neighbours
    India 2.23 · Myanmar 0.05

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    0.906

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Bangladesh: 0.906. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in Southern Asia
    0.722 Pakistan
    Land neighbours
    India 1.13 · Myanmar 1.1

03In context

Bangladesh beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

Southern Asia
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Bangladesh and the countries it borders

Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Myanmar59th0.585.80.051.1
Bangladesh=61st0.6245.720.010.906
Indiacompare85th2.20165.872.231.13

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Southern Asia

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.

Placed either side on environment & sustainability

The countries immediately above and below Bangladesh in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Bangladesh is ahead of the world, and behind

49 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median3

Statistics on which Bangladesh does better than the middle country measured.

  • Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38932.18▲ Improved since 2011

    Bangladesh: 32.18 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.

    Position 1st of 118 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.718▲ Improved since 2014

    Bangladesh: 1.718 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.5No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 0.5 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 160th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

Behind the world median19

Statistics on which Bangladesh does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1816.69▲ Improved since 2015

    Bangladesh: 16.69 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.666▲ Improved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 0.666 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.

    Position 85th of 156 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5651.87▲ Improved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 1.87 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 76th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.86▲ Improved since 2015

    Bangladesh: 2.86 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 113th of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.05No real change since 2015

    Bangladesh: -0.05 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.110.14▲ Improved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 10.14 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6632.661No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 2.661 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2791.199▼ Worsened since 2014

    Bangladesh: 1.199 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528619.89▼ Worsened since 2012

    Bangladesh: 619.89 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 150th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4437.04▲ Improved since 2014

    Bangladesh: 37.04 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 159th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.544No real change since 2014

    Bangladesh: 0.544 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 161st of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.846.2No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 46.2 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.

    Ranked 83rd of 99 by World Energy Council.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 019.94▼ Worsened since 2014

    Bangladesh: 19.94 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.6No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 7.6 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 15th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.321.887▼ Worsened since 2014

    Bangladesh: 1.887 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 150th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.061.887▼ Worsened since 2014

    Bangladesh: 1.887 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 150th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75695.84▼ Worsened since 2014

    Bangladesh: 695.84 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.

    Position 11th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.1726.71▼ Worsened since 2015

    Bangladesh: 26.71 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 11th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4568.2No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 68.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 1st of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No better end27

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6689.04No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 89.04 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.

    Position 1st of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3755,018,483No real change since 2014

    Bangladesh: 5,018,483 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36391.89Moved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 391.89 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 12th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,635113,558No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 113,558 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 13th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9672.31Moved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 72.31 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 15th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27812,462,768No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 12,462,768 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 14th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,927428,101No real change since 2015

    Bangladesh: 428,101 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5352.07No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 2.07 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 19th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63168.08Moved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 168.08 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.692,826No real change since 2015

    Bangladesh: 2,826 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5257,230No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 7,230 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1487.82No real change since 2012

    Bangladesh: 87.82 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 31st of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9548.382Moved since 1990

    Bangladesh: 8.382 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824290,047Moved since 2015

    Bangladesh: 290,047 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.7945.81Moved since 2013

    Bangladesh: 45.81 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.846Moved since 2014

    Bangladesh: 0.846 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77513,176Moved since 2015

    Bangladesh: 13,176 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.673Moved since 2015

    Bangladesh: 1.673 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.731.76Moved since 2014

    Bangladesh: 1.76 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 90th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10060No earlier reading

    Bangladesh: 60 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010No real change since 2015

    Bangladesh: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.61Moved since 2011

    Bangladesh: 0.61 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.

    Position 122nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0491.199Moved since 2014

    Bangladesh: 1.199 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0814.49No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 14.49 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 144th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.046No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 0.046 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 151st of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0750.042No real change since 2014

    Bangladesh: 0.042 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.834.49No real change since 2013

    Bangladesh: 4.49 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Environment & Sustainability among Bangladesh’s 16 topics

Environment & Sustainability is Bangladesh’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Digital & Technologyjoint 59th of 198
  2. Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 61st of 186
  3. Food & Agriculture79th of 184
  4. Poverty & Inequality73rd of 159
  5. Work & Labourjoint 103rd of 182
  6. Mobility & Trade112th of 177
  7. Economy & Innovation117th of 176
  8. Health & Wellbeing136th of 200
  9. Governance & Institutions135th of 194
  10. Development & Human Capital138th of 196
  11. Peace & Security130th of 177
  12. Education & Knowledge150th of 198
  13. Democracy & Civil Liberties156th of 198
  14. Gender & Equalityjoint 168th of 183
  15. Energy155th of 165
  16. Risk & Resilience187th of 193

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Bangladesh can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Asia

    Palestine24th2/4 keys

  2. Highest in Southern Asia

    Nepal60th4/4 keys

  3. This page

    Bangladesh=61st4/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Bangladesh on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Bangladesh rank on environment & sustainability?

Bangladesh is placed joint 61st of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress, Organic Agricultural Area and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Bangladesh?

0.624 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Bangladesh?

5.72 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How does Bangladesh compare with India on environment & sustainability?

India is placed 85th of 186, and Bangladesh joint 61st. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: India 2.201, Bangladesh 0.624; Water Stress: India 65.87, Bangladesh 5.72; Organic Agricultural Area: India 2.23, Bangladesh 0.01; Ecological Footprint: India 1.13, Bangladesh 0.906.

How have Bangladesh’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 0.197 in 2000 to 0.624 in 2024; Water Stress was 5.72 in both 2008 and 2023; Organic Agricultural Area was 0.01 in both 2008 and 2024; Ecological Footprint rose from 0.458 in 2000 to 0.906 in 2025.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 49 statistics on this page come from 20 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Bangladesh’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Bangladesh: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bangladesh/environment

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