Bhutan vs Gabon: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Bhutan
2.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon
2.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
132nd
Gabon rank
131st
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.13 tonnes per person against 2.09 tonnes per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 131st of 213 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 7.48 tonnes per person | 7.47 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.1968 tonnes per person | 6.77 tonnes per person | 6.57 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.4743 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | 4.24 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.7609 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 0.9252 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 0.3608 tonnes per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Bhutan or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 2.13 tonnes per person against 2.09 tonnes per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Bhutan and Gabon?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gabon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Gabon rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 131st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.