How have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan is 0.0001 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 30.4% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0006 metric tons per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 metric tons per person, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 206th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +95.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -54.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +30.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0001 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0001 metric tons per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0158 metric tons per person, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +95.7% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person |
| 2011 | +50.3% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person |
| 2023 | -54.2% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person |
| 2022 | -46.8% | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person |
| 2024 | +30.4% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 203 Afghanistan 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 204 Jordan 0.0003 metric tons per person compare
- 205 Syria 0.0002 metric tons per person compare
- 207 Botswana 0.0001 metric tons per person compare
- 208 Eswatini 0.0001 metric tons per person compare
- 209 Palestine 0.0001 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.