Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan

Bhutan: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 720,329 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
720,329
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
138th
of 189 countries
All-time high
720,329
in 2023
All-time low
157,870
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan, 2000–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201120232000: 157.9k2001: 185.1k2002: 212.9k2003: 243.6k2004: 276.5k2005: 309.1k2006: 339.4k2007: 372.6k2008: 402.2k2009: 433.0k2010: 461.7k2011: 490.2k2012: 517.9k2013: 543.2k2014: 569.6k2015: 592.5k2016: 614.7k2017: 633.6k2018: 651.1k2019: 665.4k2020: 679.9k2021: 694.0k2022: 707.5k2023: 720.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan is 720,329, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan peaked at 720,329 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 157,870, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 138th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 157,870 —
2001 185,071 +17.2%
2002 212,923 +15.0%
2003 243,587 +14.4%
2004 276,481 +13.5%
2005 309,091 +11.8%
2006 339,424 +9.8%
2007 372,574 +9.8%
2008 402,202 +8.0%
2009 433,049 +7.7%
2010 461,674 +6.6%
2011 490,180 +6.2%
2012 517,875 +5.6%
2013 543,230 +4.9%
2014 569,649 +4.9%
2015 592,494 +4.0%
2016 614,746 +3.8%
2017 633,641 +3.1%
2018 651,113 +2.8%
2019 665,397 +2.2%
2020 679,915 +2.2%
2021 694,021 +2.1%
2022 707,508 +1.9%
2023 720,329 +1.8%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 720,329 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 720,329 is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.24 million, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 293,227 157,870 433,049 10
2010s 574,000 461,674 665,397 10
2020s 700,443 679,915 720,329 4

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 135 Laos 850,814 compare
  2. 136 Benin 846,662 compare
  3. 137 Guyana 826,353 compare
  4. 139 Luxembourg 666,430 compare
  5. 140 Eswatini 618,945 compare
  6. 141 Suriname 601,844 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bhutan was 720,329 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 720,329 in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 157,870 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Bhutan ranks 138th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number with without clean cooking fuels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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