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
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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

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.