Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bangladesh
28.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
17.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
Pakistan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 28.46 terawatt-hours against 17.13 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 11.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0007 terawatt-hours | -0.1018 terawatt-hours | 0.101 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -0.0918 terawatt-hours | 0.1686 terawatt-hours | 0.2605 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | 2.76 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.45 terawatt-hours | 7.76 terawatt-hours | 4.32 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 11.6 terawatt-hours | -1.71 terawatt-hours | 13.31 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 Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at 28.46 terawatt-hours against 17.13 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 11.33 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.