Bhutan vs Djibouti: Methane emissions
Bhutan
1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Djibouti
1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
158th
Djibouti rank
155th
Methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 116,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 158th and Djibouti ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 15 and Djibouti in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 442,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 486,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 457,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 540,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 510,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 599,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 569,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 695,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 664,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 778,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 746,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 740,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 705,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 695,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 636,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 584,499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 652,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 582,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 590,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 490,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 526,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 688,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 492,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 815,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 817,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 913,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 981,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bhutan or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bhutan and Djibouti?
- 116,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Djibouti?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Djibouti rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 158th and Djibouti ranks 155th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.