Climate Change in Bhutan 1,209 indicators covering climate change for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane emissions from agriculture 390,000 tonnes 2023 down 15.2% 149th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 839.28 kilograms per person 2023 up 48.5% 98th CO₂ emissions from transport 660,000 tonnes 2023 up 61.0% 155th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 12.72 kilograms per person 2023 down 7.8% 147th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 2.1 2025 unchanged 144th Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 2.9 2025 down 14.7% 124th Lack of coping capacity 4.3 2025 down 6.5% 90th Vulnerability 2.6 2025 down 35.0% 148th CO₂ emissions by sector 30,000 tonnes 2023 down 25.0% 162nd Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 38.15 kilograms per person 2023 down 30.8% 142nd Terrestrial protected areas 51.6% 2025 up 7.5% 4th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 51.6% 2025 up 7.5% 6th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 59.2% 34th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 55.8% 48th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 53.9% 33rd Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 50.0% 48th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 55.0% 33rd Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 51.3% 48th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 55.3% 33rd Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 51.6% 48th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.6308 kg per person 2023 down 55.0% 33rd Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 13.01 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 51.2% 48th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 71.4% 37th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 67.7% 36th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 68.6% 36th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 68.7% 36th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 68.5% 36th Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.3504 2021 up 54.4% 81st Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2001 — 148th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 — 134th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 287.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 306.4% 122nd Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 0.6% 210th Humid tropical forest — Emissions 29.92 kt 2024 down 72.9% 55th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 26.09 kilograms 2024 up 4.9% 121st CO₂ emissions from international aviation 20,648 tonnes 2024 up 13.3% 176th Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 78,904 tonnes 2026 down 72.4% 146th Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 111.3 kt 2023 up 25.8% 21st Urban population 43.4% 2025 up 9.4% 167th Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 5.08 2018 — 102nd Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food -72.2% 2015 down 112.5% 214th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 down 6.0% 165th CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 4.1 1=low to 6=high 2025 up 7.9% 1st Raw milk of buffalo — Production 760 t 1990 down 65.5% 19th CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 1,444 tonnes 2024 up 1,343.2% 123rd Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 22,092 tonnes 2024 up 20.6% 139th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 1.82 kilograms 2024 up 1,236.7% 77th Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 27.91 kilograms 2024 up 11.7% 94th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 1.82 kilograms 2024 up 1,236.7% 77th Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 1.82 kilograms 2024 up 1,236.7% 76th Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Production 132.33 t 2023 down 10.6% 22nd Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity 841.1 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 40.7% 2nd Raw milk of buffalo — Emissions intensity 4.68 kg CO2eq/kg 1990 down 0.0% 1st Raw milk of buffalo — Emissions (CO2eq) 3.56 kt 1990 down 65.5% 17th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 841,445 tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 3.9% 165th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 3.66 2019 down 99.2% 38th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 28 2019 down 99.1% 90th Number of deaths due to disaster 21 2019 down 99.3% 95th Number of people affected by disaster 243.55 2018 down 87.2% 102nd Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 32.06 2018 down 88.4% 89th Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 12 2018 down 98.6% 107th ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →