Bhutan vs Suriname: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bhutan
190,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
162nd
Suriname rank
160th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 190,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 37,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 13 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 21,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 27,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 35,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 39,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 41,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 42,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 44,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 45,541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 48,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 55,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 66,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 87,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 117,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 138,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 151,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2010s | 187,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 196,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bhutan or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 190,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bhutan and Suriname?
- 37,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Suriname 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 160th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.