Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bhutan stood at 93.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bhutan peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 93.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 63.0%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 29.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 64.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 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 proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bhutan?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bhutan was 93.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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