Share global food emissions in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share global food emissions was 0.0047 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.0047
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
165th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0059
in 2012
All-time low
0.0044
in 2002
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0047 for share global food emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Bhutan peaked at 0.0059 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0044, in 2002.
Bhutan ranks 165th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0054 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0055 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.005 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.005 | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 | -3.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0047 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0047 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1612, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 | 0.0049 | 0.0055 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 | 0.0044 | 0.0056 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 | 0.0047 | 0.0059 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Bhutan?
- Share global food emissions in Bhutan was 0.0047 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for share global food emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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