Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bhutan
Bhutan: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 10.35 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.35 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
43.45 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
10.15 tonnes per person
in 2020
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 10.35 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bhutan peaked at 43.45 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.15 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Bhutan 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.53 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 41.89 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 40.41 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 43.45 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 38.31 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 37.41 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 37.26 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 33.7 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 33.47 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 36.02 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 32.22 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 33.93 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 34.66 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 36.27 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 26.33 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1985 | 24.07 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 31.13 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 24.65 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 22.48 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 23.7 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 35.1 tonnes per person | +48.1% |
| 1991 | 24.32 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 22.03 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 21.6 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 35.39 tonnes per person | +63.8% |
| 1995 | 23.94 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 22.47 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 20.5 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 23.36 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 24.29 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 19.89 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 15.83 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 21.71 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 18.18 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 17.57 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 13.28 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 13.09 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.06 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 17.84 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 17.3 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.03 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 18.32 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 15.68 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 12.89 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 14.02 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12.97 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 13.07 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.32 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.71 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 10.15 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 18.58 tonnes per person | +83.1% |
| 2022 | 15.34 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 12.09 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 10.35 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 10.35 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.91 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 10.35 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.78 tonnes per person, 5.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +83.1% | 10.15 tonnes per person | 18.58 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.34 tonnes per person | 33.47 tonnes per person | 43.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.95 tonnes per person | 22.48 tonnes per person | 36.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.3 tonnes per person | 20.5 tonnes per person | 35.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.98 tonnes per person | 13.09 tonnes per person | 21.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 tonnes per person | 11.71 tonnes per person | 21.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 tonnes per person | 10.15 tonnes per person | 18.58 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bhutan?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Bhutan was 10.35 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.45 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.