What is carbon intensity of gdp in Bhutan?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Bhutan was 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 0.6981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2018.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1980.

How does Bhutan rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Bhutan ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Bhutan

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Bhutan
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

45th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.6981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2018

All-time low

0.2761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Bhutan, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Bhutan peaked at 0.6981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1980.

That places Bhutan 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Carbon intensity of GDP in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Bhutan, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2779 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2861 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1972	0.3072 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1973	0.3185 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1974	0.3086 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1975	0.3162 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1976	0.3024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1977	0.296 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1978	0.2915 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1979	0.2872 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1980	0.2761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1981	0.3616 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+31.0%
1982	0.3478 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1983	0.3198 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1984	0.3001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1985	0.3071 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1986	0.2777 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1987	0.3334 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+20.1%
1988	0.3303 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1989	0.3119 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1990	0.3773 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1991	0.394 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1992	0.3726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1993	0.3907 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1994	0.4824 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+23.5%
1995	0.5611 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+16.3%
1996	0.593 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1997	0.5948 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1998	0.5877 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1999	0.5507 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2000	0.5392 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2001	0.5443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2002	0.5357 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2003	0.5164 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2004	0.496 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2005	0.5026 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2006	0.4983 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2007	0.4357 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2008	0.4186 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2009	0.5373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+28.4%
2010	0.5422 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2011	0.6109 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2012	0.5541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2013	0.5713 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2014	0.5506 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2015	0.5986 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2016	0.6002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2017	0.6082 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2018	0.6981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+14.8%
2019	0.6811 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2020	0.5935 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2021	0.6212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2022	0.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2023	0.5702 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2024	0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2991 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2779 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3185 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3616 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.4904 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5948 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.5024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4186 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.6015 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.5422 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.5812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6212 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

42 Mauritania 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
43 Suriname 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
44 Zimbabwe 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
46 Georgia 0.5347 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
47 Bulgaria 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
48 Equatorial Guinea 0.5213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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More environment data for Bhutan

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Bhutan?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Bhutan was 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 0.6981 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2018.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2761 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Bhutan rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Bhutan ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
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: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.