Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy use
Bangladesh
52.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
49.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bangladesh
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 52.85 terawatt-hours against 49.08 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3.77 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 219 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 6.06 terawatt-hours | 3.19 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 3.92 terawatt-hours | 27.26 terawatt-hours | 23.34 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 5.75 terawatt-hours | 19.82 terawatt-hours | 14.07 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 11.92 terawatt-hours | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 26.8 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 23.61 terawatt-hours | 28.76 terawatt-hours | 5.15 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 41.11 terawatt-hours | 27.35 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bangladesh or United Arab Emirates?
- Bangladesh, at 52.85 terawatt-hours against 49.08 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?
- 3.77 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.