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