Bhutan

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Electricity from renewables: 100% (2021). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 48. Electricity from fossil fuels: 0% (2021). World rank 1 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 48. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 30.3% → 91.3%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 85 → 100, and home broadband per 100 people 3.4 → 2.9. Better than all its neighbours (China and India): renewable share of energy use, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels. Worse than all its neighbours (China and India): home broadband per 100 people, research spending, and researchers per million people.