Bhutan vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Bhutan
37.65 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
45.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
139th
India rank
136th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 45.54 tonnes per person against 37.65 tonnes per person in Bhutan, a difference of 7.89 tonnes per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 139th and India ranks 136th of 204 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0641 tonnes per person | 8.8 tonnes per person | 8.74 tonnes per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.9708 tonnes per person | 10.96 tonnes per person | 9.99 tonnes per person | India |
| 1990s | 4.13 tonnes per person | 14.87 tonnes per person | 10.74 tonnes per person | India |
| 2000s | 9.66 tonnes per person | 20.96 tonnes per person | 11.3 tonnes per person | India |
| 2010s | 20.92 tonnes per person | 31.12 tonnes per person | 10.2 tonnes per person | India |
| 2020s | 34.02 tonnes per person | 42.05 tonnes per person | 8.03 tonnes per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Bhutan or India?
- India, at 45.54 tonnes per person against 37.65 tonnes per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Bhutan and India?
- 7.89 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 139th and India ranks 136th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.