EnergyOilCoalElectricity

Bhutan Coal

Production (2024)#59 World
186,829short tons+4658.4% YoY
Consumption (2024)#92 World
254,939short tons+8524.3% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−186.6short tons

Production covers 73.3% of consumption.

Imports cover 20.8% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Coal Reserves in Bhutan

Coal Production in Bhutan

  • Bhutan produced 186,829 short tons of coal in 2024 (#59 in the world), an increase of 4658.4% from 3,926.3 short tons in 2023.

Coal Consumption in Bhutan

  • Bhutan consumed 254,939 short tons of coal in 2024 (#92 in the world), an increase of 8524.3% from 2023. This represents 0.0026% of the world's total coal consumption.
  • Per capita, coal consumption in Bhutan averaged 644.2 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 1.76 pounds per day (#49 in the world).

Coal Imports & Exports in Bhutan

  • Bhutan imported 53,136 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈20.8% of consumption).

coal Balance in Bhutan

  • In 2024, Bhutan produced approximately 511.9 short tons of coal per day and consumed 698.5 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 186.6 short tons.

Bhutan Coal History (1980-2024)

ReservesProductionConsumptionTrade
2024———186,829+4658.4%59< 0.01%254,939+8524.3%92< 0.01%644.253,136053,136
20230——3,926.3−98%67< 0.01%2,956.1−98.8%126< 0.01%7.5249,284049,284
20220——195,544−4.6%59< 0.01%246,173−1.1%95< 0.01%630.550,629050,629
20210——205,030+18.2%57< 0.01%248,955+16.4%92< 0.01%642.143,925043,925
20200——173,400−15%58< 0.01%213,788−3.9%97< 0.01%555.340,388040,388
20190——203,927−1.1%58< 0.01%222,436+0.81%97< 0.01%581.718,0731,412.116,661
20180——206,132+15.4%59< 0.01%220,640+8.4%95< 0.01%580.839,3591,963.237,396
20170——178,574+37.5%61< 0.01%203,594+42.2%94< 0.01%539.827,1652,145.925,019
20160——129,830+38.3%62< 0.01%143,173+25.7%99< 0.01%382.921,4678,124.413,343
20150——93,877+4%62< 0.01%113,925+4.6%103< 0.01%307.629,7449,695.720,048
20140——90,269+5.3%63< 0.01%108,875+6%105< 0.01%29733,48014,87518,605
20130——85,698−21.3%63< 0.01%102,714+1.8%104< 0.01%283.222,7515,734.217,016
20120——108,832−0.17%60< 0.01%100,921−6.5%104< 0.01%281.48,605.116,516−7,911.4
20110——109,023+12.6%60< 0.01%107,903−6.1%100< 0.01%304.230,61131,731−1,120.3
20100——96,798+11.8%60< 0.01%114,884+6.6%96< 0.01%327.532,25214,16618,086
20090——86,581−6.2%59< 0.01%107,726−4.8%97< 0.01%310.531,97823,1358,843.2
20080——92,268−2.6%60< 0.01%113,159−0.06%96< 0.01%329.740,32219,43120,891
2007———94,743−6%59< 0.01%113,222−0.06%89< 0.01%333.739,71621,23718,478
2006———100,812+7.2%57< 0.01%113,284+1.6%88< 0.01%337.837,16824,69612,472
2005———94,004+13.7%56< 0.01%111,482+13.6%87< 0.01%336.936,81819,34017,478
2004———82,663+13.1%57< 0.01%98,137+19%87< 0.01%301.737,91922,44515,474
2003———73,110−9.5%57< 0.01%82,473−6.6%87< 0.01%258.736,48627,1239,363
2002———80,822−0.26%57< 0.01%88,318+8.3%89< 0.01%282.935,05327,5587,495.7
2001———81,030−4.5%57< 0.01%81,581+2.6%87< 0.01%267.133,62033,069551.1
2000———84,819+11%59< 0.01%79,528+18.8%88< 0.01%266.532,18737,479−5,291.1
1999———76,388+12.4%58< 0.01%66,969+23.1%88< 0.01%229.930,75440,174−9,419.1
1998———67,956+14.2%57< 0.01%54,409+2.2%90< 0.01%191.129,32142,869−13,547
1997———59,525−15.6%58< 0.01%53,242+1%86< 0.01%190.627,88834,172−6,283.2
1996———70,548+1.1%58< 0.01%52,709+1%87< 0.01%192.126,45544,295−17,839
1995———69,813−1%58< 0.01%52,176+5.1%89< 0.01%190.425,35342,990−17,637
1994———70,548+39.1%62< 0.01%49,645+70.1%93< 0.01%179.123,14944,052−20,903
1993———50,706+1347.4%63< 0.01%29,186+5.2%96< 0.01%105.225,35346,873−21,520
1992———3,503.3+7.6%68< 0.01%27,754+5.1%95< 0.01%96.0724,251024,251
1991———3,254.5+14.4%57< 0.01%26,403+6.1%77< 0.01%88.0423,149023,149
1990———2,844.4+16.8%58< 0.01%24,891+6.5%76< 0.01%84.4822,046022,046
1989———2,434.3+20.3%57< 0.01%23,378+6.9%77< 0.01%81.5220,944020,944
1988———2,024.3+0.35%56< 0.01%21,866+5.3%76< 0.01%78.5219,842019,842
1987———2,017.2+128.7%56< 0.01%20,757+1082.2%76< 0.01%76.818,739018,739
1986———881.9+99%56< 0.01%1,755.8+29%80< 0.01%6.7873.90873.9
1985———443.1+0.5%55< 0.01%1,361.2+6.3%80< 0.01%5.35918.10918.1
1984———440.9+135.3%55< 0.01%1,280.9−2.7%80< 0.01%5.2839.90839.9
1983———187.4+30.8%55< 0.01%1,316.1+4.7%78< 0.01%5.511,128.701,128.7
1982———143.3+44.4%54< 0.01%1,256.9+5.6%76< 0.01%5.441,113.601,113.6
1981———99.21+80%54< 0.01%1,190.2+4.9%76< 0.01%5.321,09101,091
1980———55.12—54< 0.01%1,134.8—76< 0.01%5.241,079.701,079.7

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