Bangladesh carbon emissions and environmental impact

Bangladesh air pollution

Bangladesh as an air pollution mortality rate of 149.0 per 100,000 population. The mean annual exposure of PM2.5 in Bangladesh is 60.8 mg/m³, endangering 100.0% of its population according to the World Health Organisation guidelines.

Bangladesh energy

The energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh is 3.14 MJ/$2011 PPP GDP. 17.7% of Bangladesh population has access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, and the renewable energy consumption represent 34.7% of the country's total energy consumption.

Electricity production breakdown:

• Oil, gas and coal sources: 98.77%
• Renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.27%
• Renewable electricity output: 1.23%

Bangladesh territory

The territory of Bangladesh has a surface area of 147630 km², 130170 of which being land area. Forests represents 11.0% of the land with 14264 km². Around 5.4% of territorial waters are protected marine areas.