What is emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan?

Emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan was 20,019 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 20,019 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 39.13 tonnes in 1750.

How does Bhutan rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Emissions of air pollutants was 20,019 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

20,019 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

162nd

of 220 countries

All-time high

20,019 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

39.13 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan stood at 20,019 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan peaked at 20,019 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.13 tonnes, in 1750.

Bhutan ranks 162nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	39.46 tonnes	39.13 tonnes	39.78 tonnes	10
1760s	40.19 tonnes	39.86 tonnes	40.52 tonnes	10
1770s	40.93 tonnes	40.59 tonnes	41.27 tonnes	10
1780s	41.69 tonnes	41.34 tonnes	42.03 tonnes	10
1790s	42.46 tonnes	42.11 tonnes	42.81 tonnes	10
1800s	43.55 tonnes	42.89 tonnes	44.21 tonnes	10
1810s	46.41 tonnes	44.36 tonnes	48.48 tonnes	10
1820s	51.21 tonnes	48.95 tonnes	53.49 tonnes	10
1830s	56.49 tonnes	54 tonnes	59 tonnes	10
1840s	62.31 tonnes	59.57 tonnes	65.07 tonnes	10
1850s	68.71 tonnes	65.69 tonnes	71.74 tonnes	10
1860s	77.26 tonnes	72.42 tonnes	82.16 tonnes	10
1870s	88.77 tonnes	83.27 tonnes	94.36 tonnes	10
1880s	103.42 tonnes	95.62 tonnes	118.43 tonnes	10
1890s	158.99 tonnes	125.11 tonnes	195.46 tonnes	10
1900s	583.29 tonnes	204.24 tonnes	1,007 tonnes	10
1910s	1,638 tonnes	1,113 tonnes	2,198 tonnes	10
1920s	2,674 tonnes	2,333 tonnes	3,015 tonnes	10
1930s	3,342 tonnes	3,065 tonnes	3,703 tonnes	10
1940s	4,635 tonnes	3,798 tonnes	5,590 tonnes	10
1950s	6,040 tonnes	5,849 tonnes	6,247 tonnes	10
1960s	6,511 tonnes	6,114 tonnes	6,912 tonnes	10
1970s	6,455 tonnes	5,533 tonnes	7,668 tonnes	10
1980s	9,296 tonnes	7,952 tonnes	10,617 tonnes	10
1990s	13,941 tonnes	12,967 tonnes	15,460 tonnes	10
2000s	14,397 tonnes	12,350 tonnes	16,112 tonnes	10
2010s	18,209 tonnes	15,750 tonnes	19,789 tonnes	10
2020s	19,818 tonnes	19,516 tonnes	20,019 tonnes	3

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More environment data for Bhutan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan?: Emissions of air pollutants in Bhutan was 20,019 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 20,019 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 39.13 tonnes in 1750.
How does Bhutan rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Bhutan ranks 162nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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