emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.372 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.372 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.6804 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.372 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 3rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6276 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.645 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6567 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.663 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6644 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6576 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6075 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5612 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5117 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4805 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4022 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1971 | 0.396 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3926 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3911 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3898 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3895 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3925 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3951 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3999 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4059 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.409 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4072 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4024 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3983 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3922 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4163 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4186 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4195 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4151 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4029 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6804 tonnes per person | +68.8% |
| 1991 | 0.644 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.633 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6204 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5895 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5482 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5405 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5346 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5281 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5207 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4042 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3909 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3914 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3871 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3845 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3906 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3843 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3942 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4147 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.399 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.399 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4075 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3928 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4006 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3975 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3856 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3787 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3785 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3799 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3785 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3756 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3755 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.372 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.372 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 8.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.372 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0835 tonnes per person, 4.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +68.8% | 0.4029 tonnes per person | 0.6804 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6075 tonnes per person | 0.4805 tonnes per person | 0.6644 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3955 tonnes per person | 0.3895 tonnes per person | 0.4059 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4082 tonnes per person | 0.3922 tonnes per person | 0.4195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5839 tonnes per person | 0.5207 tonnes per person | 0.6804 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3941 tonnes per person | 0.3843 tonnes per person | 0.4147 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3899 tonnes per person | 0.3785 tonnes per person | 0.4075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3744 tonnes per person | 0.372 tonnes per person | 0.3756 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bhutan was 0.372 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6804 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.372 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 3rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.