Electricity generation per person in Bhutan
Bhutan: Electricity generation per person was 13,897 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,897 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
10th
of 214 countries
All-time high
14,766 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
All-time low
2,999 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation per person in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 13,897 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person 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, electricity generation per person in Bhutan peaked at 14,766 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,999 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,999 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,143 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3,491 kilowatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 3,921 kilowatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 3,582 kilowatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 3,958 kilowatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 6,664 kilowatt-hours | +68.3% |
| 2007 | 9,563 kilowatt-hours | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 10,038 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9,986 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,347 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 9,825 kilowatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 9,396 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 10,382 kilowatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 9,752 kilowatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 10,437 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 10,536 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10,141 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9,069 kilowatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 11,310 kilowatt-hours | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 14,766 kilowatt-hours | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 13,953 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 13,791 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 14,192 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 13,897 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 13,897 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 447.22 kilowatt-hours, 31.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 13,897 kilowatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,082 kilowatt-hours, 12.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,735 kilowatt-hours | 2,999 kilowatt-hours | 10,038 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,120 kilowatt-hours | 9,069 kilowatt-hours | 11,310 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,120 kilowatt-hours | 13,791 kilowatt-hours | 14,766 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 7 United Arab Emirates 16,075 kilowatt-hours compare
- 8 Sweden 16,019 kilowatt-hours compare
- 9 Finland 14,636 kilowatt-hours compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 13,386 kilowatt-hours compare
- 12 United States 13,015 kilowatt-hours compare
- 13 Taiwan 12,478 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Bhutan?
- Electricity generation per person in Bhutan was 13,897 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,766 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,999 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for electricity generation per person?
- Bhutan ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person 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 Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.