Bhutan vs Brazil: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil
3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
110th
Brazil rank
109th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 110th and Brazil ranks 109th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Brazil in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 0.7031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 0.8172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 0.9499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.7325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.4155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.5913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bhutan or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Brazil?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Brazil?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Brazil rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 110th and Brazil ranks 109th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.