Bhutan vs Nepal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bhutan
6.54 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
6.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
64th
Nepal rank
61st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 6.75 million tonnes against 6.54 million tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 212,620 tonnes.
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 | 617,150 tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1860s | 919,327 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.33 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1890s | 1.79 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.78 million tonnes | 10.02 million tonnes | 8.24 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1910s | 2.60 million tonnes | 16.04 million tonnes | 13.44 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1920s | 3.13 million tonnes | 13.91 million tonnes | 10.78 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1930s | 4.45 million tonnes | 12.39 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1940s | 6.19 million tonnes | 12.87 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1950s | 10.28 million tonnes | 17.82 million tonnes | 7.54 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1960s | 12.05 million tonnes | 18.72 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1970s | 13.75 million tonnes | 31.53 million tonnes | 17.78 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1980s | 14.25 million tonnes | 20.19 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1990s | 14.13 million tonnes | 16.53 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 2000s | 10.52 million tonnes | 19.73 million tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 2010s | 9.65 million tonnes | 10.65 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.88 million tonnes | 8.39 million tonnes | 486,722 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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 6.75 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 Nepal?
- 212,620 tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.