Land-use change — Emissions in Bhutan

Bhutan: Land-use change — Emissions was 3,642 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3,642 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3,642 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Bhutan, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 0 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0 kt1993: 0 kt1994: 0 kt1995: 0 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 3.6k kt2022: 3.6k kt2023: 3.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 3,642 kt for land-use change — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Bhutan peaked at 3,642 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1990.

That places Bhutan 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2000s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2010s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2020s 2,732 kt 0 kt 3,642 kt 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 42 Belize 4,386 kt compare
  2. 43 Gabon 4,325 kt compare
  3. 44 Equatorial Guinea 3,832 kt compare
  4. 46 Sierra Leone 3,460 kt compare
  5. 47 Bangladesh 3,391 kt compare
  6. 48 French Guiana 3,295 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Bhutan?
Land-use change — emissions in Bhutan was 3,642 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 3,642 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
How does Bhutan rank for land-use change — emissions?
Bhutan ranks 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf