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