Bangladesh vs United States of America: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bangladesh
28.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
222.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 222.12 terawatt-hours against 28.46 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 193.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 7.8 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States of America ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 79 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0007 terawatt-hours | 119.76 terawatt-hours | 119.76 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.0372 terawatt-hours | 112.21 terawatt-hours | 112.17 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1990s | -0.0918 terawatt-hours | 71.07 terawatt-hours | 71.17 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -53.77 terawatt-hours | 55.08 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.45 terawatt-hours | -233.19 terawatt-hours | 236.64 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 11.6 terawatt-hours | -120.91 terawatt-hours | 132.51 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 222.12 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 United States of America?
- 193.66 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 79 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.