Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 880.79 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan stood at 880.79 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 880.79 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.53 tonnes per person, in 1970.
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 rising across the 55 years of available data.
Cumulative 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 | 82.03 tonnes per person | +97.5% |
| 1972 | 119.69 tonnes per person | +45.9% |
| 1973 | 159.13 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1974 | 192.12 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 223.09 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 252.87 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 278.08 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 302.22 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 328.18 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 349.65 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 372.31 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 395.18 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 419.06 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 432.35 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 443.15 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 460.82 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 471.64 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 480.2 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 490.01 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 512.06 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 527.42 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 569.54 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 614.86 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 650.44 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 682.1 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 703.59 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 711.6 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 721.55 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 729.56 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 731.99 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 731.12 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 736.89 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 739.76 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 742.68 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 743.26 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 746.45 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 752.89 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 762.27 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 771.19 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 783.82 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 792.65 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 802.24 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 809.08 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 813.29 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 819.09 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 824.12 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 830.12 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 837.51 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 843.67 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 848.14 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 860.78 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 870.09 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 876.13 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 880.79 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 880.79 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110.76 tonnes per person, 8.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 880.79 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.27 tonnes per person, 12.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +97.5% | 41.53 tonnes per person | 82.03 tonnes per person |
| 1972 | +45.9% | 82.03 tonnes per person | 119.69 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +33.0% | 119.69 tonnes per person | 159.13 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 197.89 tonnes per person | 41.53 tonnes per person | 328.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 431.44 tonnes per person | 349.65 tonnes per person | 490.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 642.27 tonnes per person | 512.06 tonnes per person | 729.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 745.85 tonnes per person | 731.12 tonnes per person | 771.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 815.56 tonnes per person | 783.82 tonnes per person | 843.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 867.19 tonnes per person | 848.14 tonnes per person | 880.79 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Bhutan was 880.79 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 880.79 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.53 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative 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
Cumulative 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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by 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
Cumulative 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.