Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan
Bhutan: Renewable energy consumption was 82.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 82.5% for renewable energy consumption in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Bhutan peaked at 95.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 12th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.9% | — |
| 1991 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.0% | 91.3% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.8% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 79.7% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.8% | 83.9% | 3 |
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- 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 renewable energy consumption in Bhutan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan was 82.5% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Bhutan ranks 12th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.