Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Bhutan

Bhutan: Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita was 13,897 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,897
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
14,766
in 2020
All-time low
2,999
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Bhutan, 2000–2024

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k2000201220242000: 3.0k2001: 3.1k2002: 3.5k2003: 3.9k2004: 3.6k2005: 4.0k2006: 6.7k2007: 9.6k2008: 10.0k2009: 10.0k2010: 10.3k2011: 9.8k2012: 9.4k2013: 10.4k2014: 9.8k2015: 10.4k2016: 10.5k2017: 10.1k2018: 9.1k2019: 11.3k2020: 14.8k2021: 14.0k2022: 13.8k2023: 14.2k2024: 13.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Bhutan is 13,897, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 14,766 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,999, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,735 2,999 10,038 10
2010s 10,120 9,069 11,310 10
2020s 14,120 13,791 14,766 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 5 United Arab Emirates 16,075 compare
  2. 6 Sweden 16,019 compare
  3. 7 Finland 14,636 compare
  4. 9 Saudi Arabia 13,386 compare
  5. 10 United States of America 13,015 compare
  6. 11 Taïwan 12,478 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Bhutan?
Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita in Bhutan was 13,897 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 14,766 in 2020.
What is the lowest per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,999 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita?
Bhutan ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Per capita electricity generation vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,561 data points, 1920–2025
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