Bhutan vs Brunei: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bhutan
12.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei
14.16 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
113th
Brunei rank
110th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bhutan
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 14.16 million tonnes against 12.36 million tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 1.79 million tonnes.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brunei ahead.
Bhutan ranks 113th and Brunei ranks 110th of 179 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 366.4 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 366.4 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 30,262 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 26,598 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 8.73 million tonnes | 608,224 tonnes | 8.12 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 10.74 million tonnes | 8.34 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bhutan or Brunei?
- Brunei, at 14.16 million tonnes against 12.36 million tonnes in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bhutan and Brunei?
- 1.79 million tonnes, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brunei?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Brunei rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bhutan ranks 113th and Brunei ranks 110th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.