Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan
Bhutan: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0 for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan peaked at 33,000 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.
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 250 | — |
| 1966 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 385 | +54.0% |
| 1971 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 385 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 570 | +48.1% |
| 1976 | 670 | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 670 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 670 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,100 | +64.2% |
| 1980 | 1,190 | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 1,200 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 1,450 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,500 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,650 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,700 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,838 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1,871 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 2,500 | +33.6% |
| 1992 | 2,959 | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 3,809 | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 4,572 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5,243 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 6,074 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 6,430 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 10,437 | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 11,990 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 14,145 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 17,553 | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 19,615 | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 23,657 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 30,285 | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 33,000 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 31,526 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 29,857 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 27,475 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 26,348 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 26,292 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27,490 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 27,005 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 26,485 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23,823 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 21,811 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 21,081 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 21,364 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 22,015 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 21,581 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 22,987 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 19,680 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 19,566 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18,410 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 is below the median for South Asia, which is 346,336. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 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% | 18,410 | 0 |
| 1979 | +64.2% | 670 | 1,100 |
| 1998 | +62.3% | 6,430 | 10,437 |
| 1970 | +54.0% | 250 | 385 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125 | 0 | 250 | 10 |
| 1970s | 560.5 | 385 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,483 | 1,190 | 1,838 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,588 | 1,871 | 11,990 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,346 | 14,145 | 33,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,895 | 21,081 | 27,490 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,129 | 0 | 22,987 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 203 Benin 1,350 compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 269 compare
- 205 Kiribati 14 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
- 206 Chad 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 landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan?
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Bhutan was 0 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.