Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.311 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 1 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.311 units per person, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.311 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.402 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.441 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.411 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.519 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.598 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.597 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.718 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.676 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.715 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.733 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.818 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.915 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.874 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.914 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.954 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.993 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.977 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5388 units per person | 0.311 units per person | 0.718 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9178 units per person | 0.733 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bhutan?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bhutan was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.311 units per person in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing 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
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.