Bangladesh vs India: Annual change in primary energy use
Bangladesh
52.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
77.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
8th
India rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 77.88 terawatt-hours against 52.85 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 25.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and India ranks 5th of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 35.62 terawatt-hours | 35.62 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 35.3 terawatt-hours | 32.43 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 3.92 terawatt-hours | 94.28 terawatt-hours | 90.36 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 5.75 terawatt-hours | 136.46 terawatt-hours | 130.7 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 11.92 terawatt-hours | 238.79 terawatt-hours | 226.87 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 23.61 terawatt-hours | 308.15 terawatt-hours | 284.54 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 334.47 terawatt-hours | 320.71 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 77.88 terawatt-hours against 52.85 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bangladesh and India?
- 25.03 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and India ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.