Bhutan vs Switzerland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Bhutan
0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
128th
Switzerland rank
125th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Bhutan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.

Bhutan ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 125th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1860s 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1870s 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1880s 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1890s 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1900s 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1910s 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1920s 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
1930s 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1940s 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1950s 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1960s 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1970s 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1980s 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1990s 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2000s 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2010s 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2020s 0.2515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bhutan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bhutan and Switzerland?
0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Switzerland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Switzerland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Bhutan ranks 128th and Switzerland ranks 125th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.