Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan
Bhutan: Renewable energy consumption was 86.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 86.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Bhutan peaked at 95.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2015.
Bhutan ranks 8th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.9% | — |
| 1991 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 86.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 86.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 44.4%, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.0% | 91.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 91.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.9% | 90.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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 renewable energy consumption in Bhutan?
- Renewable energy consumption in Bhutan was 86.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Bhutan ranks 8th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption