Bhutan vs Montenegro: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Montenegro
2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Montenegro rank
159th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 271,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Montenegro ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 10 and Montenegro in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 202,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 222,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 246,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 274,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 333,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 315,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 437,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 405,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 473,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 469,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 434,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 448,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 349,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 485,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 183,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 699,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 150,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 299,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 699,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 584,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Montenegro?
- 271,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Montenegro?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Montenegro rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Montenegro ranks 159th 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.