Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 98.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.1
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
88th
of 189 countries
All-time high
98.1
in 2023
All-time low
84.6
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 98.1 for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Bhutan peaked at 98.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.6, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 88th 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.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6 | — |
| 2001 | 87.4 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 89.8 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 91.4 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 92.8 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 93.95 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 94.8 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.9 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.8 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.2 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.3 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.8 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.1 | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 98.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 98.1 is above the median for South Asia, which is 83.85, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.23 | 84.6 | 96.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.36 | 96.7 | 97.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.97 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 85 Tajikistan 98.7 compare
- 86 Syria 98.6 compare
- 87 Costa Rica 98.4 compare
- 89 Suriname 98 compare
- 90 Georgia 97.9 compare
- 91 El Salvador 97.8 compare
More population data for Bhutan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7852 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 874.29 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5776 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5679 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.739 (2100)
- Population density 18.1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 27,662 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Bhutan?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Bhutan was 98.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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