Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0 units per person for landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0499 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, 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, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 units per person | +48.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 units per person | +43.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 units per person | +58.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.003 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 units per person | +34.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0111 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 units per person | +59.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0206 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0237 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0287 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0371 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0466 units per person | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.047 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.044 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.04 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.038 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0375 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0388 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0365 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0325 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0294 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.029 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0299 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0254 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0251 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0182 units per person. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -100.0% | 0.0234 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1998 | +59.3% | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0183 units per person |
| 1979 | +58.7% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0026 units per person |
| 1970 | +48.9% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
| 1975 | +43.1% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 0.0499 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0207 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 203 Kiribati 0.0001 units per person compare
- 204 Benin 0.0001 units per person compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 0 units per person compare
- 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per person compare
- 206 Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per person compare
- 206 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 206 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
- 206 Chad 0 units per person 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, per capita in Bhutan?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Bhutan was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0499 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.