Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Bhutan
Bhutan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 10.35 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Bhutan stood at 10.35 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Bhutan peaked at 10.35 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1970.
Bhutan ranks 187th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,182 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 62,288 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,673 tonnes | 80,608 tonnes | 510,161 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million tonnes | 590,769 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 million tonnes | 3.82 million tonnes | 8.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.40 million tonnes | 8.49 million tonnes | 10.35 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 184 Solomon Islands 11.61 million tonnes compare
- 185 Palau 11.40 million tonnes compare
- 186 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 10.63 million tonnes compare
- 188 Grenada 9.65 million tonnes compare
- 189 East Timor 8.63 million tonnes compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 8.29 million tonnes compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Bhutan?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Bhutan was 10.35 million 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 oil recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Bhutan rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bhutan ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.