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).