Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Bhutan
Bhutan: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 1,229 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Bhutan stood at 1,229 TJ.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Bhutan peaked at 5,763 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 822.15 TJ, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,763 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 5,578 TJ | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 5,394 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 5,211 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 5,028 TJ | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 4,845 TJ | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 4,708 TJ | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 4,571 TJ | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4,434 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 4,297 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 4,120 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 3,976 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3,831 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3,685 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3,540 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 3,394 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3,249 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3,104 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2,956 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2,814 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,677 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,540 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,402 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2,265 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2,128 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,991 TJ | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,854 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1,717 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1,496 TJ | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 1,350 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 1,157 TJ | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 964.66 TJ | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 822.15 TJ | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 1,245 TJ | +51.5% |
| 2024 | 1,229 TJ | -1.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1,229 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1,229 TJ is below the median for South Asia, which is 196,081 TJ, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption 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 | +51.5% | 822.15 TJ | 1,245 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,983 TJ | 4,297 TJ | 5,763 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,467 TJ | 2,814 TJ | 4,120 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,042 TJ | 1,350 TJ | 2,677 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,084 TJ | 822.15 TJ | 1,245 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 fuelwood — energy consumption in Bhutan?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Bhutan was 1,229 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,763 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 822.15 TJ in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Bhutan ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. 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.