Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Bhutan

Bhutan: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1.03 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.03 Mt CO2e
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
156th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.14 Mt CO2e
in 2018
All-time low
0.429 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Bhutan, 1970–2024

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Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bhutan stood at 1.03 Mt CO2e.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bhutan peaked at 1.14 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.429 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

Bhutan ranks 156th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4745 Mt CO2e 0.429 Mt CO2e 0.5321 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 0.6222 Mt CO2e 0.5458 Mt CO2e 0.6829 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 0.765 Mt CO2e 0.698 Mt CO2e 0.8161 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 0.8794 Mt CO2e 0.7994 Mt CO2e 0.9922 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 1.05 Mt CO2e 0.9528 Mt CO2e 1.14 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 1.08 Mt CO2e 1.03 Mt CO2e 1.12 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 153 Djibouti 1.31 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 154 Cyprus 1.28 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 155 Gambia 1.15 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 157 East Timor 1.01 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 158 Suriname 0.9322 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 159 Jamaica 0.8368 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bhutan?
Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bhutan was 1.03 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 Mt CO2e in 2018.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.429 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Bhutan rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Bhutan ranks 156th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).