Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bhutan
Bhutan: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.0% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bhutan peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Bhutan 208th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +33.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +110.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -53.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -76.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +171.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -98.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +85.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bhutan?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bhutan was 0.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Bhutan ranks 208th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.