Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan
Bhutan: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan peaked at 33,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Bhutan 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125 | 0 | 250 | 10 |
| 1970s | 560.5 | 385 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,483 | 1,190 | 1,838 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,588 | 1,871 | 11,990 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,346 | 14,145 | 33,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,895 | 21,081 | 27,490 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,129 | 0 | 22,987 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 204 Benin 1,350 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 269 compare
- 206 Kiribati 14 compare
- 207 Chad 0 compare
- 207 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 207 Guinea 0 compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 207 Nauru 0 compare
- 207 South Sudan 0 compare
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 189,878 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,752 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.5017 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 78 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 99,883 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Bhutan was 0 in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Bhutan rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Bhutan ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.