Bhutan vs Niger: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bhutan
6.54 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
6.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
64th
Niger rank
66th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bhutan
- Niger
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 6.54 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 183,830 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 64th and Niger ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 617,150 tonnes | 689,224 tonnes | 72,074 tonnes | Niger |
| 1860s | 919,327 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 169,290 tonnes | Niger |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 461,087 tonnes | Niger |
| 1880s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 611,689 tonnes | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.79 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 227,622 tonnes | Niger |
| 1900s | 1.78 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 4.02 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1910s | 2.60 million tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1920s | 3.13 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | 7.25 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1930s | 4.45 million tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | 8.03 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1940s | 6.19 million tonnes | 18.15 million tonnes | 11.96 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1950s | 10.28 million tonnes | 32.88 million tonnes | 22.60 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1960s | 12.05 million tonnes | 15.88 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 13.75 million tonnes | -15.14 million tonnes | 28.89 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 14.25 million tonnes | 737,127 tonnes | 13.51 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 14.13 million tonnes | 42.91 million tonnes | 28.79 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 10.52 million tonnes | 14.49 million tonnes | 3.97 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 9.65 million tonnes | 31.99 million tonnes | 22.34 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 8.88 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 1.47 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 Niger?
- Bhutan, at 6.54 million tonnes against 6.35 million tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bhutan and Niger?
- 183,830 tonnes, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Niger rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 64th and Niger ranks 66th 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.