Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 10.35 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan is 10.35 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 43.45 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.15 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Bhutan 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.53 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 41.89 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 40.41 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 43.45 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 38.31 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 37.41 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 37.26 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 33.7 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 33.47 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 36.02 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 32.22 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 33.93 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 34.66 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 36.27 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 26.33 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1985 | 24.08 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 31.13 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 24.65 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 22.48 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 23.71 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 35.1 tonnes per person | +48.1% |
| 1991 | 24.32 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 22.03 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 21.6 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 35.39 tonnes per person | +63.8% |
| 1995 | 23.94 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 22.47 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 20.5 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 23.36 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 24.29 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 19.89 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 15.83 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 21.71 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 18.18 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 17.57 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 13.28 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 13.09 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.06 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 17.84 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 17.3 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.03 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 18.32 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 15.69 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 12.89 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 14.02 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12.97 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 13.07 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.32 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.71 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 10.15 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 18.58 tonnes per person | +83.1% |
| 2022 | 15.34 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 12.09 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 10.35 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10.35 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.91 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 10.35 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.81 tonnes per person, 5.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +83.1% | 10.15 tonnes per person | 18.58 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.35 tonnes per person | 33.47 tonnes per person | 43.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.95 tonnes per person | 22.48 tonnes per person | 36.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.3 tonnes per person | 20.5 tonnes per person | 35.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.98 tonnes per person | 13.09 tonnes per person | 21.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 tonnes per person | 11.71 tonnes per person | 21.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 tonnes per person | 10.15 tonnes per person | 18.58 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan was 10.35 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.45 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.