Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
64th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1990
All-time low
0.0%
in 1856
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan peaked at 0.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1856.
That places Bhutan 64th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +28.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -92.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +446.9% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +120.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -46.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -87.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +1303.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -27.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -78.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +707.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -45.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -88.0% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1622.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -32.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -38.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +147.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +34.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -81.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +283.9% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -23.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -88.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | +1198.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -34.2% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -29.9% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -31.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +61.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -33.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +35.7% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -25.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -21.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +28.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -37.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +52.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -50.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +27.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +58.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +51.0% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +32.8% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +77.8% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -27.4% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +18.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +25.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +17.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +14.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +28.4% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -19.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +71.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | -30.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -32.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +56.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +41.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -29.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +37.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +90.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | +1622.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1857 | +1303.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1872 | +1198.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1860 | +707.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1853 | +446.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1869 | +283.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1856.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.