Bhutan vs New Zealand: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Bhutan
1.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand
1.12 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
40th
New Zealand rank
38th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.12 tonnes per person against 1.07 tonnes per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
Bhutan ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 38th of 179 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1761 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3314 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.7405 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.455 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9296 tonnes per person | 0.9951 tonnes per person | 0.0655 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.12 tonnes per person against 1.07 tonnes per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bhutan ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 38th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.