Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 3.18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.18
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
109th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.31
in 2018
All-time low
0.3924
in 1976
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Bhutan, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 3.18 for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Bhutan peaked at 3.31 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3924, in 1976.
Bhutan ranks 109th of 197 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.
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.577 | — |
| 1851 | 0.5847 | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.5924 | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.6002 | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.608 | +1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.6159 | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.6238 | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.6318 | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 0.6398 | +1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.6479 | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6561 | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 0.6663 | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 0.6766 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 0.687 | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 0.6975 | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 0.7081 | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 0.7187 | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 0.7294 | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 0.7402 | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 0.7511 | +1.5% |
| 1870 | 0.7621 | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 0.774 | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 0.7861 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.7983 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.8106 | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 0.823 | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 0.8355 | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 0.8481 | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 0.8608 | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 0.8735 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 0.8863 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.9002 | +1.6% |
| 1882 | 0.9141 | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 0.9282 | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 0.9423 | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 0.9566 | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 0.971 | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 0.9854 | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 1 | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 1.01 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 1.03 | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 1.06 | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 1.09 | +2.6% |
| 1894 | 1.15 | +5.2% |
| 1895 | 1.21 | +5.3% |
| 1896 | 1.27 | +5.4% |
| 1897 | 1.34 | +5.4% |
| 1898 | 1.41 | +5.5% |
| 1899 | 1.49 | +5.6% |
| 1900 | 1.58 | +5.7% |
| 1901 | 1.6 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 1.61 | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 1.63 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.65 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.67 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.68 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 1.7 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 1.72 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 1.74 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 1.76 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 1.78 | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 1.8 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 1.81 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 1.83 | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 1.84 | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 1.86 | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 1.88 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 1.9 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 1.91 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 1.93 | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 1.9 | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 1.88 | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 1.85 | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 1.83 | -1.3% |
| 1925 | 1.8 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 1.78 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 1.76 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 1.73 | -0.9% |
| 1930 | 1.71 | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 1.7 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 1.7 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 1.69 | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.68 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.67 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.66 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.68 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 1.7 | +1.6% |
| 1941 | 1.78 | +4.3% |
| 1942 | 1.87 | +5.3% |
| 1943 | 1.99 | +6.3% |
| 1944 | 2.12 | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 2.19 | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 2.27 | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 2.35 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | 2.43 | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 2.48 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 2.59 | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 2.39 | -7.7% |
| 1952 | 2.2 | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 2.03 | -7.8% |
| 1954 | 1.88 | -7.6% |
| 1955 | 1.73 | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 1.59 | -7.9% |
| 1957 | 1.47 | -7.8% |
| 1958 | 1.35 | -8.1% |
| 1959 | 1.24 | -8.3% |
| 1960 | 1.13 | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 1.03 | -9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9347 | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8426 | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7557 | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6716 | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5925 | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.52 | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4499 | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 0.393 | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4383 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4236 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4143 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4077 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4062 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.394 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3924 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4005 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.424 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4542 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4538 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.521 | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5367 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.585 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6073 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6339 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6086 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6807 | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6876 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5986 | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9553 | +59.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9472 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.13 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.53 | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 1.51 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.53 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.63 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.52 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.47 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.83 | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.19 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 2.74 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.82 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.94 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.11 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.24 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.31 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.16 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.67 | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 2.97 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 3.08 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.17 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.18 | +0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3.18 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.82, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +59.6% | 0.5986 | 0.9553 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6121 | 0.577 | 0.6479 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7031 | 0.6561 | 0.7511 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8172 | 0.7621 | 0.8735 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9499 | 0.8863 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.84 | 1.76 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.82 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.12 | 1.7 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.85 | 1.24 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7325 | 0.393 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4155 | 0.3924 | 0.4542 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5913 | 0.4538 | 0.6876 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.9472 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.47 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 | 2.19 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 | 2.67 | 3.18 | 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 ghg co2 excluding land use in Bhutan?
- Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Bhutan was 3.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3924 in 1976.
- How does Bhutan rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
- Bhutan ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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