Bhutan vs China: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bhutan
9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China
9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
39th
China rank
37th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bhutan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 39th and China ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 9.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 12.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 17.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 28.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 49.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 42.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 35.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 24.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Bhutan or China?
- China, at 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bhutan and China?
- 0.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and China?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and China rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 39th and China ranks 37th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.