Bhutan vs East Timor: Methane emissions
Bhutan
1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
East Timor
1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
158th
East Timor rank
159th
Methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- East Timor
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in East Timor, a difference of 71,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 16 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 442,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 486,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 540,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 599,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 695,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 390,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 778,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 740,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 695,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 636,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 358,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 652,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 590,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 490,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 445,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 526,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 688,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 815,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 510,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 913,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bhutan or East Timor?
- Bhutan, at 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bhutan and East Timor?
- 71,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and East Timor rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 159th 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.