Bhutan vs Iceland: Per capita methane emissions
Bhutan
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
52nd
Iceland rank
51st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 52nd and Iceland ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Iceland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bhutan or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bhutan and Iceland?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iceland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Iceland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 52nd and Iceland ranks 51st of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.