Bhutan vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bhutan
1.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
Somalia rank
84th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bhutan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.13 billion tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 57.63 million tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 17 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.63 million tonnes | -504,255 tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 10.95 million tonnes | -2.87 million tonnes | 13.83 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 21.65 million tonnes | -5.59 million tonnes | 27.24 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 34.93 million tonnes | -7.85 million tonnes | 42.78 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 51.20 million tonnes | -9.10 million tonnes | 60.30 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 68.72 million tonnes | -8.76 million tonnes | 77.48 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 91.04 million tonnes | -8.64 million tonnes | 99.68 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 119.34 million tonnes | -1.77 million tonnes | 121.11 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 157.34 million tonnes | 26.29 million tonnes | 131.05 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 211.95 million tonnes | 74.76 million tonnes | 137.20 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 292.09 million tonnes | 152.15 million tonnes | 139.95 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 407.75 million tonnes | 245.53 million tonnes | 162.21 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 538.47 million tonnes | 333.86 million tonnes | 204.61 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 681.73 million tonnes | 438.61 million tonnes | 243.12 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 825.67 million tonnes | 560.69 million tonnes | 264.97 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 943.48 million tonnes | 737.53 million tonnes | 205.95 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 960.49 million tonnes | 87.95 million tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 19.18 million tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bhutan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.13 billion tonnes in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bhutan and Somalia?
- 57.63 million tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 84th 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.