Bhutan vs Eswatini: Methane emissions
Bhutan
1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eswatini
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
158th
Eswatini rank
157th
Methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 71,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 158th and Eswatini ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 10 and Eswatini in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 442,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 486,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 422,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 540,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 462,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 599,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 695,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 778,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 630,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 740,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 695,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 636,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 652,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 472,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 590,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 721,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 490,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 920,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 526,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 657,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 688,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 717,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 815,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 669,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 913,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bhutan or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 1.17 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 Eswatini?
- 71,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eswatini?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Eswatini rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 158th and Eswatini ranks 157th 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.