Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Bhutan

Access to electricity in Bhutan in 2024 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 68.9 pp.

2024 100% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 215
Period maximum 100%2018
Period minimum 31.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Bhutan, 2000–202402550751002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 31.1%2001: 40.2%2002: 44.1%2003: 41.1%2004: 51.9%2005: 59.8%2006: 59.7%2007: 71.8%2008: 67.6%2009: 71.5%2010: 73.3%2011: 81.8%2012: 91.5%2013: 87.4%2014: 91.4%2015: 95.4%2016: 99.3%2017: 97.7%2018: 100%2019: 100%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 100%2024: 100%
Change over the period: +68.9 pp Annual average: 2.87 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 100%
World 91.9%
South Asia 99.8%
Southern Asia computed 99.1%
Access to electricity — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0 pp
2020 100 +0 pp
2019 100 +0 pp
2018 100 +2.3 pp
2017 97.7 −1.6 pp
2016 99.3 +3.9 pp
2015 95.4 +4 pp
2014 91.4 +4 pp
2013 87.4 −4.1 pp
2012 91.5 +9.7 pp
2011 81.8 +8.5 pp
2010 73.3 +1.8 pp
2009 71.5 +3.9 pp
2008 67.6 −4.2 pp
2007 71.8 +12.1 pp
2006 59.7 −0.1 pp
2005 59.8 +7.9 pp
2004 51.9 +10.8 pp
2003 41.1 −3 pp
2002 44.1 +3.9 pp
2001 40.2 +9.1 pp
2000 31.1

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.