Bhutan Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
2.806.318
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,49%
increase
Global Share
0,01%
Per Capita
3,23
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Bhutan were 2.806.318 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,49% over the previous year, representing an increase by 13.606 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 2.792.712 tons.
- Per capita: 3,23 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Bhutan accounts for 0,01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.806.318 | 1.591.896 | 1.034.109 | 180.313 | – | 3,23 | 0,49% | 0,0053% |
| 2023 | 2.792.712 | 1.560.736 | 1.048.708 | 183.268 | – | 3,24 | −0,24% | 0,0053% |
| 2022 | 2.799.529 | 1.517.180 | 1.097.038 | 185.311 | – | 3,28 | −1,91% | 0,0054% |
| 2021 | 2.854.098 | 1.544.515 | 1.123.035 | 186.548 | – | 3,38 | 5,03% | 0,0056% |
| 2020 | 2.717.409 | 1.413.117 | 1.118.062 | 186.230 | – | 3,25 | −12,79% | 0,0056% |
| 2019 | 3.115.901 | 1.806.283 | 1.125.181 | 184.437 | – | 3,77 | 1,54% | 0,0061% |
| 2018 | 3.068.552 | 1.750.500 | 1.135.593 | 182.459 | – | 3,76 | 10,8% | 0,0061% |
| 2017 | 2.769.378 | 1.473.599 | 1.118.863 | 176.916 | – | 3,43 | 3,19% | 0,0056% |
| 2016 | 2.683.648 | 1.424.429 | 1.085.587 | 173.632 | – | 3,36 | 6,04% | 0,0055% |
| 2015 | 2.530.882 | 1.309.597 | 1.050.236 | 171.050 | – | 3,21 | 8,1% | 0,0052% |
| 2014 | 2.341.232 | 1.129.289 | 1.042.174 | 169.768 | – | 3,02 | 1,96% | 0,0048% |
| 2013 | 2.296.131 | 1.106.760 | 1.024.900 | 164.471 | – | 3 | 5,39% | 0,0048% |
| 2012 | 2.178.622 | 1.055.103 | 965.464 | 158.055 | – | 2,89 | −2,43% | 0,0046% |
| 2011 | 2.232.833 | 1.106.154 | 972.690 | 153.989 | – | 3,02 | 11,18% | 0,0048% |
| 2010 | 2.008.317 | 905.015 | 952.763 | 150.539 | – | 2,76 | 6,51% | 0,0044% |
| 2009 | 1.885.640 | 801.105 | 938.434 | 146.102 | – | 2,64 | 9,14% | 0,0044% |
| 2008 | 1.727.775 | 579.659 | 992.229 | 155.887 | – | 2,46 | 2,44% | 0,0040% |
| 2007 | 1.686.610 | 577.287 | 956.875 | 152.449 | – | 2,46 | 1,33% | 0,0039% |
| 2006 | 1.664.511 | 568.560 | 947.604 | 148.347 | – | 2,48 | 5,46% | 0,0040% |
| 2005 | 1.578.355 | 542.943 | 902.204 | 133.208 | – | 2,4 | 9,03% | 0,0039% |
| 2004 | 1.447.652 | 500.971 | 818.880 | 127.801 | – | 2,26 | 0,84% | 0,0037% |
| 2003 | 1.435.565 | 495.963 | 815.371 | 124.230 | – | 2,3 | 2,26% | 0,0038% |
| 2002 | 1.403.783 | 477.380 | 804.472 | 121.931 | – | 2,31 | 2,87% | 0,0038% |
| 2001 | 1.364.659 | 439.207 | 799.390 | 126.063 | – | 2,31 | 1,06% | 0,0038% |
| 2000 | 1.350.355 | 405.354 | 818.096 | 126.904 | – | 2,35 | 0,39% | 0,0038% |
| 1999 | 1.345.116 | 400.552 | 816.125 | 128.438 | – | 2,41 | 2,43% | 0,0039% |
| 1998 | 1.313.240 | 395.927 | 791.091 | 126.222 | – | 2,42 | 1,67% | 0,0038% |
| 1997 | 1.291.689 | 378.274 | 788.780 | 124.636 | – | 2,44 | 1,13% | 0,0037% |
| 1996 | 1.277.195 | 357.880 | 792.006 | 127.309 | – | 2,46 | 1,98% | 0,0037% |
| 1995 | 1.252.344 | 320.799 | 804.479 | 127.066 | – | 2,43 | 14,33% | 0,0037% |
| 1994 | 1.095.356 | 257.646 | 721.490 | 116.220 | – | 2,12 | 7,16% | 0,0033% |
| 1993 | 1.022.126 | 198.838 | 711.265 | 112.022 | – | 1,95 | 3,12% | 0,0032% |
| 1992 | 991.167 | 185.937 | 697.983 | 107.246 | – | 1,86 | −3,32% | 0,0031% |
| 1991 | 1.025.244 | 187.869 | 722.366 | 115.009 | – | 1,91 | −9,36% | 0,0032% |
| 1990 | 1.131.057 | 180.688 | 803.967 | 146.402 | – | 2,11 | 23,52% | 0,0035% |
| 1989 | 915.687 | 135.275 | 663.408 | 117.004 | – | 1,73 | 1,38% | 0,0029% |
| 1988 | 903.216 | 133.477 | 658.234 | 111.505 | – | 1,75 | −2,16% | 0,0029% |
| 1987 | 923.117 | 128.607 | 682.944 | 111.566 | – | 1,84 | 8,13% | 0,0030% |
| 1986 | 853.690 | 82.956 | 661.944 | 108.789 | – | 1,77 | 1,49% | 0,0029% |
| 1985 | 841.126 | 82.356 | 651.223 | 107.546 | – | 1,8 | 4,87% | 0,0029% |
| 1984 | 802.069 | 77.449 | 622.344 | 102.277 | – | 1,77 | 2,49% | 0,0028% |
| 1983 | 782.579 | 78.890 | 600.587 | 103.102 | – | 1,77 | 3,85% | 0,0028% |
| 1982 | 753.558 | 77.734 | 578.150 | 97.674 | – | 1,75 | 3,69% | 0,0027% |
| 1981 | 726.773 | 78.131 | 557.618 | 91.023 | – | 1,73 | 6,07% | 0,0026% |
| 1980 | 685.205 | 51.813 | 545.827 | 87.565 | – | 1,67 | 2,43% | 0,0024% |
| 1979 | 668.975 | 51.317 | 532.147 | 85.512 | – | 1,68 | 2,71% | 0,0023% |
| 1978 | 651.327 | 49.705 | 518.135 | 83.487 | – | 1,69 | 3,81% | 0,0023% |
| 1977 | 627.412 | 47.089 | 499.884 | 80.438 | – | 1,68 | 2,69% | 0,0023% |
| 1976 | 610.976 | 44.625 | 487.759 | 78.593 | – | 1,69 | 2,9% | 0,0023% |
| 1975 | 593.734 | 42.768 | 474.658 | 76.309 | – | 1,7 | 1,7% | 0,0023% |
| 1974 | 583.820 | 43.180 | 465.826 | 74.814 | – | 1,72 | 2,36% | 0,0023% |
| 1973 | 570.366 | 42.363 | 454.890 | 73.112 | – | 1,74 | 2,24% | 0,0022% |
| 1972 | 557.888 | 40.325 | 445.712 | 71.850 | – | 1,75 | 2,52% | 0,0023% |
| 1971 | 544.173 | 37.135 | 436.582 | 70.456 | – | 1,77 | 1,91% | 0,0023% |
| 1970 | 533.984 | 35.129 | 428.975 | 69.880 | – | 1,79 | – | 0,0023% |
See also
- Bhutan CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Bhutan
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).