Waste — Emissions Share in Bhutan
Bhutan: Waste — Emissions Share was 13.53 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Bhutan stood at 13.53 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Bhutan peaked at 13.53 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.46 %, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.29 % | 3.46 % | 4.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.12 % | 5.35 % | 8.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 % | 9.06 % | 11.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 % | 11.88 % | 13.53 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1518 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Bhutan?
- Waste — emissions share in Bhutan was 13.53 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.53 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 % in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for waste — emissions share?
- Bhutan ranks 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Share (CH4). 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.