Bhutan vs Suriname: Methane emissions

Bhutan
1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
158th
Suriname rank
160th

Methane emissions over time

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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname, a difference of 182,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 160th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 15 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Suriname Difference Ahead
1850s 442,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 372,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1860s 486,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 409,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1870s 540,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 454,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1880s 599,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 504,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1890s 695,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 589,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1900s 778,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 660,545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1910s 740,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 135,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 605,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1920s 695,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 162,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 532,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1930s 636,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 191,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 444,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1940s 652,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 221,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 431,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1950s 590,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 285,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 305,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1960s 490,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 410,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1970s 526,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 593,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Suriname
1980s 688,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 853,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 165,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Suriname
1990s 815,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 901,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Suriname
2000s 913,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 838,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
2010s 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 982,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 123,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
2020s 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 949,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Bhutan or Suriname?
Bhutan, at 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Bhutan and Suriname?
182,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Suriname?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Suriname rank globally for methane emissions?
Bhutan ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 160th 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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Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.