Human caused air pollution exposure in Bhutan
Bhutan: Human caused air pollution exposure was 25.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.18
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 240 countries
All-time high
34.27
in 2009
All-time low
16.15
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Bhutan, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 25.18 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Bhutan peaked at 34.27 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.15, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 36th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.15 | — |
| 1999 | 16.57 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 22.42 | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 25.95 | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 25.7 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.52 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 25.66 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26.68 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 28.7 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 27.33 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 29.17 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 34.27 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 27.53 | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 29.64 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 30.48 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.03 | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 30.35 | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 30.62 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.28 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 29.29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.64 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 30.02 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 29.92 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.12 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.99 | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 25.05 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 25.18 | +0.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 25.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 25.18 is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.32, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.36 | 16.15 | 16.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.14 | 22.42 | 34.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.49 | 26.03 | 31.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.05 | 23.99 | 31.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.5184 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 149.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Bhutan?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Bhutan was 25.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.27 in 2009.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.15 in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Bhutan ranks 36th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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