Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bhutan
Bhutan: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 11.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 11.7% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.3% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bhutan peaked at 11.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -603.1%, in 2008.
Bhutan ranks 40th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -336.6% | — |
| 2001 | -255.6% | -24.1% |
| 2002 | -240.6% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | -273.1% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | -219.2% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | -184.8% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | -125.8% | -31.9% |
| 2007 | -469.3% | +273.2% |
| 2008 | -603.1% | +28.5% |
| 2009 | -335.8% | -44.3% |
| 2010 | -301.1% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | -300.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | -254.7% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | -262.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | -231.0% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | -262.9% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | -258.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | -275.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | -182.4% | -33.7% |
| 2019 | -232.7% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | -83.7% | -64.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -108.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +69.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 47.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 11.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 400.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -273.2% | -125.8% | -469.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -304.4% | -603.1% | -125.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -256.1% | -301.1% | -182.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.2% | -83.7% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 37 Burundi 14.0% compare
- 38 Mauritania 12.7% compare
- 39 Bangladesh 12.4% compare
- 41 Tunisia 10.4% compare
- 42 Kenya 9.9% compare
- 43 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bhutan?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Bhutan was 11.7% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -603.1% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Bhutan ranks 40th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.