Bangladesh vs Chile: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Bangladesh
31.9%
in 2025
Chile
15.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Chile rank
6th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Chile
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 31.9% against 15.8% in Chile, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.0 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Chile ranks 6th of 78 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | -2.2% | 3.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 8.2% | 80.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 0.8% | 78.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 6.9% | 22.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 18.2% | -8.4% | 26.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Bangladesh or Chile?
- Bangladesh, at 31.9% against 15.8% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Bangladesh and Chile?
- 16.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chile?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Chile rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Chile ranks 6th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.