Bhutan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Bhutan
0.338 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
4th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.338 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 6.5 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP 5.26 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
1980s 3.87 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.21 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2.66 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
1990s 2.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.9994 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 1.25 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.13 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1152 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.4817 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5806 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0989 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.3882 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0224 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.338 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.