Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.0005 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0005 °C
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
109th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0005 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan is 0.0005 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan peaked at 0.0005 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Bhutan ranks 109th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +25.7% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +44.9% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +56.3% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +22.8% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +26.7% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +16.5% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +19.2% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +14.6% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +11.2% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +12.8% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 °C | +1.7% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0001 °C | +1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0001 °C | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0001 °C | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0001 °C | +2.7% |
| 1944 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0001 °C | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0001 °C | +5.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 °C | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 °C | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 °C | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 °C | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 °C | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 °C | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 °C | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 °C | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 °C | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 °C | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 °C | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 °C | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 °C | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 °C | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 °C | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 °C | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 °C | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 °C | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 °C | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 °C | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 °C | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 °C | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 °C | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 °C | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 °C | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 °C | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 °C | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 °C | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 °C | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 °C | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 °C | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 °C | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 °C | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 °C | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 °C | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 °C | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 °C | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 °C | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 °C | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 °C | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 °C | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 °C | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 °C | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 °C | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 °C | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 °C | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 °C | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 °C | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 °C | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 °C | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 °C | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 °C | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 °C | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 °C | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 °C | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 °C | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 °C | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 °C | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 °C | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 °C | +0.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0005 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 °C, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0005 °C is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0016 °C, 29% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | +56.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +44.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1857 | +26.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1852 | +25.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Bhutan was 0.0005 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Bhutan rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Bhutan ranks 109th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.