Energy — Emissions Share in Bhutan
Bhutan: Energy — Emissions Share was 35.45 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 35.45 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Bhutan peaked at 35.58 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.63 %, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 13th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions Share in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.63 % | — |
| 1991 | 26.56 % | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 28.51 % | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 27.47 % | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 27.22 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 27.9 % | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 29.12 % | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 29.56 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 28.98 % | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 28.2 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 31.98 % | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 31.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.49 % | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 34.72 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.72 % | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 31.79 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 31.19 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.96 % | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 30.72 % | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 31.82 % | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 29.66 % | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 31.16 % | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 26.91 % | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 34.37 % | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 31.49 % | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 31.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.98 % | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 33.36 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.07 % | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 34.16 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.8 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.58 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 35.45 % | -0.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 35.45 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6 %, 6.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 35.45 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.26 %, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.61 % | 22.63 % | 29.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.72 % | 25.96 % | 34.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.83 % | 26.91 % | 34.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 % | 34.16 % | 35.58 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.53 % compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 35.66 % compare
- 14 Nauru 33.33 % compare
- 14 Nauru 33.33 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 33.06 % compare
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 energy — emissions share in Bhutan?
- Energy — emissions share in Bhutan was 35.45 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.58 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.63 % in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for energy — emissions share?
- Bhutan ranks 13th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.