Charcoal — Energy production in Bhutan
Bhutan: Charcoal — Energy production was 0 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Bhutan peaked at 271.4 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 TJ, in 2023.
That places Bhutan 147th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 143.07 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 144.25 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 145.14 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 145.44 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 145.44 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 145.44 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 145.44 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 145.44 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 145.44 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 145.44 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 166.97 TJ | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 171.1 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 175.35 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 179.74 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 184.26 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 188.89 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 193.34 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 197.65 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 203.55 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 206.5 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 206.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 251.87 TJ | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 256.97 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 262.55 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 262.55 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 271.4 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0 TJ | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 TJ | — |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ. (37 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0 TJ is below the median for South Asia, which is 142.99 TJ. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 271.4 TJ | 0 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.05 TJ | 143.07 TJ | 145.44 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 186.73 TJ | 166.97 TJ | 206.5 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.08 TJ | 206.5 TJ | 256.97 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.3 TJ | 0 TJ | 271.4 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Bhutan?
- Charcoal — energy production in Bhutan was 0 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 271.4 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TJ in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Bhutan ranks 147th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.