Bhutan vs Chad: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bhutan
6.54 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad
6.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
64th
Chad rank
63rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bhutan
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.55 million tonnes against 6.54 million tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 11,900 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Bhutan ranks 64th and Chad ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Chad in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 617,150 tonnes | 25.51 million tonnes | 24.90 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 919,327 tonnes | 10.36 million tonnes | 9.44 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 250,878 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 1.79 million tonnes | -1.31 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 1.78 million tonnes | -2.41 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 2.60 million tonnes | -2.33 million tonnes | 4.93 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 3.13 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 4.45 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 223,426 tonnes | Chad |
| 1940s | 6.19 million tonnes | 7.34 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1950s | 10.28 million tonnes | 10.24 million tonnes | 38,274 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 12.05 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 13.75 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 14.25 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 9.75 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 14.13 million tonnes | 8.31 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 10.52 million tonnes | 12.76 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Chad |
| 2010s | 9.65 million tonnes | 23.54 million tonnes | 13.89 million tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 8.88 million tonnes | 7.67 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bhutan or Chad?
- Chad, at 6.55 million tonnes against 6.54 million tonnes in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bhutan and Chad?
- 11,900 tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Chad?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Chad rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 64th and Chad ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.