Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.4778 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Bhutan, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.4778 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Bhutan peaked at 0.4796 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0903 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
That places Bhutan 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0909 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0903 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.091 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0924 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.095 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.095 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0978 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1006 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1086 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1136 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1178 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1192 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1215 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1244 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1247 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.132 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1338 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1335 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1366 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.139 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2473 Mt CO2e | +77.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2485 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2486 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2486 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2502 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2957 Mt CO2e | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2984 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3034 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3099 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3139 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3182 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3194 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3283 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3332 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3372 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3406 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3447 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3482 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3516 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3552 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.36 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3632 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3666 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4198 Mt CO2e | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4305 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4292 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4312 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4337 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4481 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4554 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4589 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4695 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4796 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4778 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4778 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4778 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4592 Mt CO2e, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.4778 Mt CO2e is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.95 Mt CO2e, 25% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +77.9% | 0.139 Mt CO2e | 0.2473 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0975 Mt CO2e | 0.0903 Mt CO2e | 0.1136 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1283 Mt CO2e | 0.1178 Mt CO2e | 0.139 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2764 Mt CO2e | 0.2473 Mt CO2e | 0.3139 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3377 Mt CO2e | 0.3182 Mt CO2e | 0.3552 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4138 Mt CO2e | 0.36 Mt CO2e | 0.4554 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4727 Mt CO2e | 0.4589 Mt CO2e | 0.4796 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Bhutan?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Bhutan was 0.4778 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 from building (energy) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4796 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0903 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Bhutan rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Bhutan ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).