Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 3,103 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan stood at 3,103. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan peaked at 3,103 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 576.93, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 5th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 576.93 | — |
| 2001 | 588.51 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 662.43 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 672.19 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 658.88 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 708.06 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 697.82 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,193 | +214.3% |
| 2008 | 2,168 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,144 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,121 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,098 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,075 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,052 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,030 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,180 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2,159 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,141 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,126 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,053 | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 3,032 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,012 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,990 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,971 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,103 | +4.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 3,103 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.03, 47.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 3,103 is above the median for South Asia, which is 136.93, 22.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +214.3% | 697.82 | 2,193 |
| 2019 | +43.6% | 2,126 | 3,053 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,107 | 576.93 | 2,193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,203 | 2,030 | 3,053 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,022 | 2,971 | 3,103 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Bhutan was 3,103 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,103 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 576.93 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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