Methane emissions in Bhutan
Bhutan: Methane emissions was 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
158th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2019
All-time low
426,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Bhutan, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Bhutan peaked at 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 426,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Bhutan ranks 158th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 442,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 426,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 486,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 463,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 540,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 599,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 571,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 628,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 695,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 634,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 778,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 749,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 740,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 743,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 695,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 656,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 636,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 626,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 649,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 652,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 625,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 666,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 590,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 490,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 457,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 526,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 590,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 688,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 754,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 815,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 752,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 886,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 913,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 999,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 155 Djibouti 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 156 Gambia 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 157 Eswatini 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 159 East Timor 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 160 Suriname 919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 161 Fiji 761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Bhutan?
- Methane emissions in Bhutan was 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2019.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 426,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Bhutan rank for methane emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.