SOUTH ASIA · RESOURCES

Bhutan: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Bhutan is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
None
no coverage in our sources
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.5 GW
5 plants
Clean share of electricity
100%
Ember, 2024

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro1.5 GW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Tala Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro1,020 MWNot stated
Chhukha Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro336 MWNot stated
Basochhu Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro64 MWNot stated
Kurichhu Hydro-electric Power Station BhutanHydro60 MWNot stated
Rangjung Small Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro2 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
26.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2025

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.