Bhutan exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Bhutan in South Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 6.9K | 0.0M | $109.1M | 3.42% | 0.00% | 2.02% |
| IND | 0.8K | 0.0M | $35.4M | 0.40% | 0.00% | 0.66% |
| RES | 194.5K | 0.8M | $5,252.5M | 96.18% | 100.00% | 97.32% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Bhutan.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Bhutan.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Bhutan.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Thimphu | 36.3K | 152.1K | $1,328.4M | 17.93% | 19.10% | 24.61% |
| Chhukha | 16.6K | 75.6K | $549.5M | 8.20% | 9.49% | 10.18% |
| Trashigang | 15.3K | 49.9K | $372.5M | 7.59% | 6.26% | 6.90% |
| Samtse | 16.9K | 68.6K | $362.4M | 8.36% | 8.61% | 6.71% |
| Paro | 11.3K | 50.7K | $280.6M | 5.57% | 6.37% | 5.20% |
| Monggar | 10.7K | 40.7K | $277.9M | 5.31% | 5.11% | 5.15% |
| Samdrup Jongkhar | 12.4K | 38.4K | $277.5M | 6.15% | 4.83% | 5.14% |
| Sarpang | 14.5K | 50.4K | $241.7M | 7.15% | 6.33% | 4.48% |
| Wangdue Phodrang | 9.0K | 46.2K | $226.7M | 4.46% | 5.79% | 4.20% |
| Punakha | 7.6K | 31.5K | $206.6M | 3.77% | 3.95% | 3.83% |
| Pema Gatshel | 7.2K | 25.9K | $183.5M | 3.54% | 3.25% | 3.40% |
| Lhuentse | 5.1K | 15.8K | $148.1M | 2.52% | 1.98% | 2.74% |
| Trongsa | 3.8K | 21.8K | $139.6M | 1.88% | 2.74% | 2.59% |
| Bumthang | 4.2K | 19.5K | $137.3M | 2.06% | 2.45% | 2.54% |
| Dagana | 7.4K | 27.3K | $137.2M | 3.64% | 3.43% | 2.54% |
| Tsirang | 6.9K | 24.5K | $135.3M | 3.41% | 3.07% | 2.51% |
| Trashi Yangtse | 5.3K | 18.9K | $121.8M | 2.62% | 2.38% | 2.26% |
| Zhemgang | 5.9K | 19.4K | $120.3M | 2.90% | 2.44% | 2.23% |
| Haa | 4.5K | 15.0K | $111.7M | 2.24% | 1.88% | 2.07% |
| Gasa | 1.4K | 4.3K | $38.3M | 0.71% | 0.54% | 0.71% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Bhutan.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:6-10/RES | RES | 426 | 24,987 | $802,402.2K | 0.21% | 3.14% | 14.87% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3-5/RES | RES | 8,332 | 86,494 | $600,438.3K | 4.12% | 10.86% | 11.13% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 29,219 | 96,722 | $591,341.4K | 14.45% | 12.14% | 10.96% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 24,203 | 84,771 | $562,706.0K | 11.97% | 10.64% | 10.43% |
| MUR+ST+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 25,868 | 85,928 | $520,742.6K | 12.79% | 10.79% | 9.65% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/RES | RES | 1,445 | 33,119 | $389,395.8K | 0.71% | 4.16% | 7.22% |
| W | W+WO/LN/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 20,149 | 70,350 | $313,331.0K | 9.96% | 8.83% | 5.81% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3-5/RES | RES | 2,500 | 27,359 | $199,392.6K | 1.24% | 3.43% | 3.69% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 9,093 | 26,723 | $161,872.4K | 4.50% | 3.35% | 3.00% |
| W | W+WO/LN/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 8,967 | 34,057 | $158,858.4K | 4.43% | 4.27% | 2.94% |
| ADO|ST|E | ER+ETR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 9,107 | 33,974 | $123,450.1K | 4.50% | 4.26% | 2.29% |
| MUR+ST+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 5,041 | 17,196 | $110,452.6K | 2.49% | 2.16% | 2.05% | |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 6,712 | 23,562 | $103,365.1K | 3.32% | 2.96% | 1.92% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST+MOL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 4,901 | 16,702 | $102,267.6K | 2.42% | 2.10% | 1.89% |
| W | W+WBB/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 11,918 | 41,517 | $82,887.2K | 5.89% | 5.21% | 1.54% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST+MOL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 2,816 | 9,920 | $64,148.3K | 1.39% | 1.25% | 1.19% |
| MUR+ST+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 2,468 | 8,653 | $58,151.6K | 1.22% | 1.09% | 1.08% | |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 2,964 | 9,115 | $49,907.1K | 1.47% | 1.14% | 0.92% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 2,585 | 9,246 | $46,158.5K | 1.28% | 1.16% | 0.86% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 3,481 | 12,512 | $41,106.1K | 1.72% | 1.57% | 0.76% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 5,908 | 21,079 | $37,691.0K | 2.92% | 2.65% | 0.70% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 457 | 1,103 | $37,112.9K | 0.23% | 0.14% | 0.69% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 487 | 842 | $29,628.2K | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.55% | |
| ADO|ST|E | ER+ETR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,289 | 4,666 | $21,303.3K | 0.64% | 0.59% | 0.39% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 131 | 0 | $20,932.7K | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 601 | 0 | $19,398.9K | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3C | COM | 104 | 0 | $18,743.5K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,809 | 6,171 | $17,660.1K | 0.89% | 0.77% | 0.33% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 210 | 0 | $12,593.0K | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 899 | 3,018 | $11,978.3K | 0.44% | 0.38% | 0.22% |
| W+WBB/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 1,303 | 4,906 | $9,905.8K | 0.64% | 0.62% | 0.18% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 1,823 | 0 | $9,806.7K | 0.90% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:1 | COM | 1,564 | 0 | $6,510.7K | 0.77% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 61 | 0 | $6,314.2K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3C | COM | 99 | 0 | $5,930.8K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:1 | COM | 33 | 0 | $5,583.9K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.10% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 579 | 0 | $3,737.9K | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 436 | 0 | $3,280.5K | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 154 | 0 | $3,167.5K | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 260 | 0 | $3,109.1K | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:2 | IND | 265 | 0 | $2,740.9K | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:1 | COM | 65 | 0 | $2,585.3K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 248 | 0 | $2,477.6K | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:5 | COM | 19 | 0 | $2,455.9K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 57 | 1,390 | $2,423.4K | 0.03% | 0.17% | 0.04% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3 | COM | 13 | 0 | $2,014.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:5 | COM | 42 | 0 | $1,990.7K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 82 | 0 | $1,739.8K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM:3C | COM | 51 | 0 | $1,631.1K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 261 | 0 | $1,406.2K | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST+MOL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3-5/RES | RES | 22 | 207 | $1,282.2K | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 88 | 0 | $1,215.2K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 115 | 0 | $1,144.4K | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 76 | 0 | $1,067.2K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ST+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3-5/RES | RES | 22 | 238 | $850.0K | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 138 | 0 | $801.7K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3 | COM | 18 | 0 | $720.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:6 | IND | 69 | 0 | $473.4K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 70 | 0 | $347.6K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 20 | 0 | $269.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 36 | 154 | $255.8K | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:4 | IND | 24 | 0 | $245.3K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 2 | 0 | $20.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |