Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan
Bhutan: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan peaked at 4.99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0.098 | — |
| 1966 | 0.0984 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0984 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0984 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0984 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1288 | +30.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1295 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1295 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1295 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1295 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1618 | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.184 | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.178 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1722 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2736 | +58.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2866 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.28 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.294 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.307 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3084 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3096 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3205 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.321 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3213 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3377 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.318 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.417 | +31.1% |
| 1992 | 0.512 | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.687 | +34.2% |
| 1994 | 0.825 | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.957 | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.83 | +59.1% |
| 1999 | 2.06 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 2.37 | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 3.14 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 3.71 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 4.66 | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 4.99 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 4 | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.75 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.88 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.76 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.65 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.25 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 2.94 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.82 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.83 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.82 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.99 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.54 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 2.51 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.34 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.82. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 2.34 | 0 |
| 1979 | +58.9% | 0.1722 | 0.2736 |
| 1998 | +59.1% | 1.15 | 1.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0492 | 0 | 0.0984 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1616 | 0.1288 | 0.2736 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3086 | 0.28 | 0.3377 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9866 | 0.318 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 | 2.37 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 | 2.82 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 0 | 2.99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 203 Kiribati 0.0104 compare
- 204 Benin 0.0093 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 compare
- 206 Chad 0 compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 206 Guinea 0 compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 206 Nauru 0 compare
- 206 South Sudan 0 compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Bhutan was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Bhutan ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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