Bhutan vs Gambia: Methane emissions
Bhutan
1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia
1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
158th
Gambia rank
156th
Methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 97,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 158th and Gambia ranks 156th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 13 and Gambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 442,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 486,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 540,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 599,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 695,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 535,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 778,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 615,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 740,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 563,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 695,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 483,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 636,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 652,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 590,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 490,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 526,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1980s | 688,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 639,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 815,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 2000s | 913,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bhutan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.20 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 Gambia?
- 97,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Gambia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 158th and Gambia ranks 156th 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.