Bangladesh vs OECD (EI): Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bangladesh
28.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
56.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 56.5 terawatt-hours against 28.46 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 28.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 2.0 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 78 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and OECD (EI) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0007 terawatt-hours | 158.86 terawatt-hours | 158.86 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | 211.34 terawatt-hours | 211.31 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | -0.0918 terawatt-hours | -61.06 terawatt-hours | 60.96 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -34.16 terawatt-hours | 35.46 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.45 terawatt-hours | -305.45 terawatt-hours | 308.9 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 11.6 terawatt-hours | -366.78 terawatt-hours | 378.38 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Bangladesh or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 56.5 terawatt-hours against 28.46 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Bangladesh and OECD (EI)?
- 28.04 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD (EI)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.