Bhutan vs Fiji: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji
1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Fiji rank
163rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Fiji
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji, a difference of 525,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Fiji ranks 163rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 13 and Fiji in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 202,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 222,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 246,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 274,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 333,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 299,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 437,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 473,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 432,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 469,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 434,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 448,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 349,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 183,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 451,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 150,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 843,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 693,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 299,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 649,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1990s | 699,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 401,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,864 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 Fiji?
- Bhutan, at 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Fiji?
- 525,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Fiji?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Fiji rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Fiji ranks 163rd 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.