Bhutan vs Norway: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bhutan
9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
39th
Norway rank
36th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Bhutan ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 13 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 9.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 12.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 17.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 28.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 49.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 42.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 35.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 24.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 10.08 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 Norway?
- 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Norway rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th 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.