Bhutan vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bhutan
1.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
1.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
Netherlands rank
89th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bhutan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.13 billion tonnes against 1.08 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 53.98 million tonnes.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.63 million tonnes | 36.80 million tonnes | 33.17 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 10.95 million tonnes | 105.87 million tonnes | 94.92 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 21.65 million tonnes | 184.52 million tonnes | 162.87 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 34.93 million tonnes | 281.21 million tonnes | 246.27 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 51.20 million tonnes | 389.74 million tonnes | 338.53 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 68.72 million tonnes | 496.03 million tonnes | 427.31 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 91.04 million tonnes | 584.37 million tonnes | 493.33 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 119.34 million tonnes | 660.26 million tonnes | 540.92 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 157.34 million tonnes | 721.27 million tonnes | 563.93 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 211.95 million tonnes | 770.98 million tonnes | 559.03 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 292.09 million tonnes | 819.05 million tonnes | 526.95 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 407.75 million tonnes | 845.33 million tonnes | 437.59 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 538.47 million tonnes | 854.19 million tonnes | 315.72 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 681.73 million tonnes | 865.09 million tonnes | 183.36 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 825.67 million tonnes | 896.90 million tonnes | 71.23 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 943.48 million tonnes | 957.37 million tonnes | 13.89 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 23.37 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 47.62 million tonnes | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bhutan or Netherlands?
- Bhutan, at 1.13 billion tonnes against 1.08 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bhutan and Netherlands?
- 53.98 million tonnes, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 89th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.