Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 3,645 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Bhutan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bhutan is 3,645 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 528.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bhutan peaked at 3,645 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4,264 kt, in 2001.
Bhutan ranks 43rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4,261 kt | — |
| 1991 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,261 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4,264 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -850.67 kt | -80.1% |
| 2012 | -850.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -850.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -850.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -850.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -168.67 kt | -80.2% |
| 2017 | -168.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -168.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -168.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -168.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,645 kt | -2260.9% |
| 2022 | 3,645 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,645 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,645 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,645 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,261 kt | -4,261 kt | -4,261 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -4,264 kt | -4,264 kt | -4,261 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -919.23 kt | -4,264 kt | -168.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,009 kt | -168.67 kt | 3,645 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 40 Estonia 3,850 kt compare
- 41 Equatorial Guinea 3,828 kt compare
- 42 Somalia 3,733 kt compare
- 44 Sierra Leone 3,351 kt compare
- 45 French Guiana 3,293 kt compare
- 46 Chile 2,361 kt 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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bhutan?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bhutan was 3,645 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,645 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,264 kt in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Bhutan ranks 43rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 528.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).