Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate was -7.22 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-7.22 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 54.0%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
272.79 % change on previous year
in 1872
All-time low
-64.35 % change on previous year
in 1868
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Bhutan, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded -7.22 % change on previous year for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.0% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Bhutan peaked at 272.79 % change on previous year in 1872 and was at its lowest, -64.35 % change on previous year, in 1868.
That places Bhutan 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 22.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -63.81 % change on previous year | -385.4% |
| 1853 | 73.55 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 1854 | 63.28 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1855 | -31.34 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1856 | -48.25 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 1857 | 177.16 % change on previous year | -467.1% |
| 1858 | -18.56 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1859 | -48.26 % change on previous year | +160.0% |
| 1860 | 163.28 % change on previous year | -438.4% |
| 1861 | -35.04 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1862 | -51.58 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 1863 | 224.97 % change on previous year | -536.1% |
| 1864 | -23.31 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1865 | -26.57 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 1866 | 79.26 % change on previous year | -398.3% |
| 1867 | 23.91 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 1868 | -64.35 % change on previous year | -369.1% |
| 1869 | 116.19 % change on previous year | -280.5% |
| 1870 | -9.45 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1871 | -61.44 % change on previous year | +550.2% |
| 1872 | 272.79 % change on previous year | -544.0% |
| 1873 | -25.88 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1874 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1875 | 17.24 % change on previous year | +673.5% |
| 1876 | 14.25 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1877 | -21.55 % change on previous year | -251.2% |
| 1878 | 16.35 % change on previous year | -175.9% |
| 1879 | -13.71 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 1880 | 12.6 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 1881 | -22.66 % change on previous year | -279.8% |
| 1882 | 43.02 % change on previous year | -289.9% |
| 1883 | -24.02 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 1884 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 1885 | 17.59 % change on previous year | -808.6% |
| 1886 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1887 | 0.2442 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 1888 | 7.76 % change on previous year | +3075.9% |
| 1889 | -8.56 % change on previous year | -210.3% |
| 1890 | 31.71 % change on previous year | -470.6% |
| 1891 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1892 | -20.42 % change on previous year | -333.3% |
| 1893 | 16.57 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 1894 | -14.86 % change on previous year | -189.6% |
| 1895 | -3.96 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1896 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -245.6% |
| 1897 | 10.57 % change on previous year | +83.3% |
| 1898 | 9.12 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1899 | -11.92 % change on previous year | -230.8% |
| 1900 | 20.78 % change on previous year | -274.3% |
| 1901 | -26.99 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 1902 | 34.63 % change on previous year | -228.3% |
| 1903 | -37.21 % change on previous year | -207.4% |
| 1904 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -147.1% |
| 1905 | 39.54 % change on previous year | +125.7% |
| 1906 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1907 | -8.74 % change on previous year | +425.7% |
| 1908 | -7.65 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1909 | -0.8948 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1910 | 30.73 % change on previous year | -3534.6% |
| 1911 | 25.31 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1912 | -21.06 % change on previous year | -183.2% |
| 1913 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 1914 | -14.05 % change on previous year | +227.3% |
| 1915 | 55.97 % change on previous year | -498.2% |
| 1916 | -23.28 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 1917 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1918 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -435.1% |
| 1919 | 13.76 % change on previous year | +62.0% |
| 1920 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1921 | -10.23 % change on previous year | +160.8% |
| 1922 | 14.55 % change on previous year | -242.3% |
| 1923 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1924 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -274.0% |
| 1925 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1926 | -14.66 % change on previous year | -356.5% |
| 1927 | 22.02 % change on previous year | -250.2% |
| 1928 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -130.7% |
| 1929 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1930 | 15.99 % change on previous year | -390.3% |
| 1931 | -7.85 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 1932 | 12.63 % change on previous year | -260.9% |
| 1933 | 11.5 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1934 | -5.11 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 1935 | -7.78 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 1936 | 12.66 % change on previous year | -262.6% |
| 1937 | 12.47 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1938 | -7.15 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 1939 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1940 | 17.83 % change on previous year | -897.4% |
| 1941 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1942 | 5.53 % change on previous year | +85.2% |
| 1943 | -7.43 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 1944 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1945 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -241.4% |
| 1946 | -5.05 % change on previous year | -264.8% |
| 1947 | 28.03 % change on previous year | -655.3% |
| 1948 | -13.85 % change on previous year | -149.4% |
| 1949 | -0.7512 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 1950 | 52.64 % change on previous year | -7107.4% |
| 1951 | -13.2 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1952 | 12.68 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 1953 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 1954 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 1955 | -1.73 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1956 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -215.7% |
| 1957 | 7.85 % change on previous year | +291.2% |
| 1958 | 6.71 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1959 | 72.74 % change on previous year | +983.6% |
| 1960 | -38.4 % change on previous year | -152.8% |
| 1961 | 8.58 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1962 | -16.62 % change on previous year | -293.6% |
| 1963 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 1964 | 8.88 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 1965 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1966 | 8.32 % change on previous year | -721.4% |
| 1967 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 1968 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1969 | 23.35 % change on previous year | -889.5% |
| 1970 | -12.49 % change on previous year | -153.5% |
| 1971 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7568 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1973 | 11.69 % change on previous year | +1444.5% |
| 1974 | -7.91 % change on previous year | -167.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1613 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 1976 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +2829.6% |
| 1977 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -215.6% |
| 1978 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 1979 | 11.17 % change on previous year | +561.0% |
| 1980 | -5.94 % change on previous year | -153.2% |
| 1981 | 8.6 % change on previous year | -244.6% |
| 1982 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1983 | 9.33 % change on previous year | +110.5% |
| 1984 | -23.29 % change on previous year | -349.5% |
| 1985 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1986 | 31.19 % change on previous year | -725.4% |
| 1987 | -15.39 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 1988 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1989 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -245.6% |
| 1990 | 46.75 % change on previous year | +456.8% |
| 1991 | -26.08 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 1992 | -14.32 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1993 | -5.98 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1994 | 56.94 % change on previous year | -1052.7% |
| 1995 | -31.71 % change on previous year | -155.7% |
| 1996 | -8.25 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 1997 | -9.7 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 18.24 % change on previous year | -288.0% |
| 1999 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 2000 | -12.98 % change on previous year | -429.2% |
| 2001 | -21.05 % change on previous year | +62.2% |
| 2002 | 29.93 % change on previous year | -242.2% |
| 2003 | -0.7609 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2004 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -911.1% |
| 2005 | -17.2 % change on previous year | -378.8% |
| 2006 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 2007 | 17.43 % change on previous year | +161.3% |
| 2008 | 11.27 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2009 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -153.2% |
| 2010 | 19.02 % change on previous year | -417.4% |
| 2011 | -14.33 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -151.7% |
| 2013 | -27.04 % change on previous year | -465.1% |
| 2014 | -29.65 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2015 | -6.58 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 2016 | -12.26 % change on previous year | +86.4% |
| 2017 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 2018 | 15.07 % change on previous year | -409.1% |
| 2019 | -10.5 % change on previous year | -169.7% |
| 2020 | -11.54 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 105.45 % change on previous year | -1013.9% |
| 2022 | -12.11 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 2023 | -15.7 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 2024 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's -7.22 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8993 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's -7.22 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.06 % change on previous year. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +7107.4% | -0.7512 % change on previous year | 52.64 % change on previous year |
| 1910 | +3534.6% | -0.8948 % change on previous year | 30.73 % change on previous year |
| 1888 | +3075.9% | 0.2442 % change on previous year | 7.76 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +2829.6% | 0.1613 % change on previous year | 4.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.01 % change on previous year | -63.81 % change on previous year | 177.16 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 40.68 % change on previous year | -64.35 % change on previous year | 224.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 19.08 % change on previous year | -61.44 % change on previous year | 272.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.81 % change on previous year | -24.02 % change on previous year | 43.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.13 % change on previous year | -20.42 % change on previous year | 31.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.93 % change on previous year | -37.21 % change on previous year | 39.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.9 % change on previous year | -23.28 % change on previous year | 55.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4051 % change on previous year | -14.66 % change on previous year | 22.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.51 % change on previous year | -7.85 % change on previous year | 15.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.82 % change on previous year | -13.85 % change on previous year | 28.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.19 % change on previous year | -13.2 % change on previous year | 72.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8259 % change on previous year | -38.4 % change on previous year | 23.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8976 % change on previous year | -12.49 % change on previous year | 11.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6574 % change on previous year | -23.29 % change on previous year | 31.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.98 % change on previous year | -31.71 % change on previous year | 56.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 % change on previous year | -21.05 % change on previous year | 29.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.37 % change on previous year | -29.65 % change on previous year | 19.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.78 % change on previous year | -15.7 % change on previous year | 105.45 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 191 Estonia -6.63 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Eswatini -7 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Bulgaria -7.05 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Czechia -9.24 % change on previous year compare
- 196 North Macedonia -9.98 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Turkmenistan -10.81 % change on previous year compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Bhutan?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Bhutan was -7.22 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 272.79 % change on previous year in 1872.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.35 % change on previous year in 1868.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.