Waste — Emissions per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.19 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.063 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.151 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 115 Anguilla 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 115 Comoros 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 115 Equatorial Guinea 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Bhutan?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Bhutan was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.