Bhutan vs Eritrea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Bhutan
2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Eritrea rank
162nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Bhutan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 235,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 161st and Eritrea ranks 162nd of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and Eritrea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Eritrea Difference Ahead
1850s 202,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1860s 222,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 157,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1870s 246,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 174,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1880s 274,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1890s 333,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 241,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1900s 437,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 108,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1910s 473,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 332,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1920s 469,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 187,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 282,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1930s 434,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 244,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 189,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1940s 448,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 315,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
1950s 349,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 384,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1960s 183,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 477,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 293,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1970s 150,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 601,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 451,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1980s 299,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 757,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 458,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1990s 699,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 711,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
2000s 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 492,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
2010s 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 198,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan
2020s 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 151,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bhutan or Eritrea?
Bhutan, at 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Eritrea?
235,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eritrea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Eritrea rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Bhutan ranks 161st and Eritrea ranks 162nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.