Albania vs Bhutan: Greenhouse gas emissions
Albania
6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan
7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Albania rank
156th
Bhutan rank
155th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Albania
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania, a difference of 679,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 156th and Bhutan ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 8 and Bhutan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1860s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 397,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1870s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1880s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 387,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1890s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1900s | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1910s | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 952,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 11.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 893,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 14.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 503,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1990s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 2020s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 592,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Albania or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Albania and Bhutan?
- 679,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Bhutan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Bhutan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Albania ranks 156th and Bhutan ranks 155th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.