What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 797,983 tonnes in 1850.

How does Bhutan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?

Bhutan ranks 87th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.13 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.13 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

87th

of 197 countries

All-time high

1.13 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

797,983 tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative 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 tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan is 1.13 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan peaked at 1.13 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 797,983 tonnes, in 1850.

That places Bhutan 87th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	3.63 million tonnes	797,983 tonnes	6.17 million tonnes	10
1860s	10.95 million tonnes	7.41 million tonnes	15.36 million tonnes	10
1870s	21.65 million tonnes	16.43 million tonnes	27.80 million tonnes	10
1880s	34.93 million tonnes	29.24 million tonnes	41.08 million tonnes	10
1890s	51.20 million tonnes	43.07 million tonnes	59.03 million tonnes	10
1900s	68.72 million tonnes	61.17 million tonnes	76.80 million tonnes	10
1910s	91.04 million tonnes	79.27 million tonnes	102.79 million tonnes	10
1920s	119.34 million tonnes	105.67 million tonnes	134.06 million tonnes	10
1930s	157.34 million tonnes	137.94 million tonnes	178.61 million tonnes	10
1940s	211.95 million tonnes	184.39 million tonnes	240.50 million tonnes	10
1950s	292.09 million tonnes	250.18 million tonnes	343.33 million tonnes	10
1960s	407.75 million tonnes	354.94 million tonnes	463.78 million tonnes	10
1970s	538.47 million tonnes	476.59 million tonnes	601.29 million tonnes	10
1980s	681.73 million tonnes	615.23 million tonnes	743.76 million tonnes	10
1990s	825.67 million tonnes	764.26 million tonnes	885.03 million tonnes	10
2000s	943.48 million tonnes	896.51 million tonnes	990.24 million tonnes	10
2010s	1.05 billion tonnes	1.00 billion tonnes	1.09 billion tonnes	10
2020s	1.11 billion tonnes	1.09 billion tonnes	1.13 billion tonnes	5

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More climate change data for Bhutan

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
Population growth 0.6% (2025)
Population, total 796,682 (2025)
Urban population growth 2.7% (2025)
Urban population 346,000 (2025)
Urban population 43.4% (2025)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 29.80 million tonnes (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita 2.09 tonnes per person (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.09 tonnes per person (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bhutan was 1.13 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 797,983 tonnes in 1850.
How does Bhutan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Bhutan ranks 87th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.