Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) was 3,103 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Bhutan is 3,103, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Bhutan peaked at 3,103 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 576.93, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 5th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 576.93 | — |
| 2001 | 588.51 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 662.43 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 672.19 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 658.88 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 708.06 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 697.82 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,193 | +214.3% |
| 2008 | 2,168 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,144 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,121 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,098 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,075 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,052 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,030 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,180 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2,159 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,141 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,126 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,053 | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 3,032 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,012 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,990 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,971 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,103 | +4.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3,103 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 47.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3,103 is above the median for South Asia, which is 136.93, 22.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +214.3% | 697.82 | 2,193 |
| 2019 | +43.6% | 2,126 | 3,053 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,107 | 576.93 | 2,193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,203 | 2,030 | 3,053 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,022 | 2,971 | 3,103 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 14.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Bhutan?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Bhutan was 3,103 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,103 in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 576.93 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Bhutan ranks 5th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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