Net electricity imports in Bhutan
Bhutan: Net electricity imports was 1.46 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.46 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.9% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Bhutan peaked at 1.46 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.05 terawatt-hours, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 42nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.85 terawatt-hours | -5.91 terawatt-hours | -1.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.33 terawatt-hours | -6.05 terawatt-hours | -4.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.246 terawatt-hours | -5.18 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 39 North Macedonia 1.53 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 40 Togo 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
- 43 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.44 terawatt-hours compare
- 44 Benin 1.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 45 Colombia 1.25 terawatt-hours compare
- 45 Latvia 1.25 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Bhutan
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 26.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 9.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Bhutan?
- Net electricity imports in Bhutan was 1.46 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.05 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for net electricity imports?
- Bhutan ranks 42nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.