Bhutan vs Sudan: Per capita methane emissions
Bhutan
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sudan
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
52nd
Sudan rank
54th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Sudan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 52nd and Sudan ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1860s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1870s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1880s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1890s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1900s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1930s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1940s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bhutan or Sudan?
- Bhutan, at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bhutan and Sudan?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Sudan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 52nd and Sudan ranks 54th 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.