Bhutan vs Nepal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2024
Nepal
0.1%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
64th
Nepal rank
61st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Bhutan ranks 64th and Nepal ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bhutan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bhutan and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 64th and Nepal ranks 61st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.