Bhutan vs Tajikistan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Bhutan
0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
128th
Tajikistan rank
127th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Bhutan
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 128th and Tajikistan ranks 127th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1860s 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1870s 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1880s 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1890s 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1900s 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1910s 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1920s 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1930s 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1940s 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1950s 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1960s 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1970s 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1980s 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1990s 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
2000s 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
2010s 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bhutan
2020s 0.2515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0088 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 Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 0.2444 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 Tajikistan?
0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tajikistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Tajikistan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Bhutan ranks 128th and Tajikistan ranks 127th 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

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.