Environment in Bhutan

53 indicators covering environment for Bhutan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e 2024 up 59.7% 163rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2672 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.4% 169th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.7% 45th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2473 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.9% 150th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.01 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 30.6% 115th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 41.0% 154th
Aquaculture production 58 metric tons 2024 down 58.3% 162nd
Capture fisheries production 5 metric tons 2024 unchanged 210th
Total fisheries production 63 metric tons 2024 down 56.2% 209th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.6215 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.4% 120th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3844 Mt CO2e 2024 up 134.0% 138th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e 2024 down 53.8% 138th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0709 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.6% 165th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0593 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.9% 160th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0597 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.3% 95th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.5% 165th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.9% 160th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.011 Mt CO2e 2024 161st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.9% 170th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.0% 125th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1803 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.2% 161st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0398 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.0% 148th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0043 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.2% 113th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.3% 134th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 11.0% 111th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.7% 153rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.0% 69th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e 2024 down 41.4% 152nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.7% 110th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% 136th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.8% 156th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1289 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 1.7% 91st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 781.0% 2024 up 48.8% 20th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.2% 2024 up 44.9% 127th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 148.1% 2024 up 38.4% 65th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.6% 2024 down 3.4% 108th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 70th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 1.41 2022 unchanged 159th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0036 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% 58th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF -8.54 Mt CO2e 2023 up 12.1% 166th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -11.33 Mt CO2e 2023 up 5.7% 136th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 87.5% 2023 up 40.9% 89th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 91.6% 2023 up 22.3% 94th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 98.1% 2023 up 0.9% 88th
Forest rents 2.7% 2021 down 42.5% 27th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 7.74 2022 up 37.4% 145th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -11.37 Mt CO2e 2023 up 5.2% 118th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.0707 Mt CO2e 2023 up 17.6% 115th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.0273 Mt CO2e 2023 up 59.4% 139th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 93.3% 2017 down 6.2% 59th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 54.9% 2017 down 23.8% 44th