Bhutan vs Ukraine: Per capita methane emissions

Bhutan
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ukraine
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
52nd
Ukraine rank
53rd

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Bhutan
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.

Bhutan ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Ukraine in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
1860s 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1870s 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1880s 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1890s 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1900s 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1910s 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1920s 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1930s 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1940s 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1950s 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1960s 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
1970s 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
1980s 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
1990s 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
2000s 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
2010s 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ukraine
2020s 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0644 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 Ukraine?
Bhutan, at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bhutan and Ukraine?
0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ukraine?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Ukraine rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Bhutan ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 53rd 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.