Bangladesh vs OECD (EI): Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Bangladesh
31.9%
in 2025
OECD (EI)
0.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 31.9% against 0.8% in OECD (EI), a difference of 31.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 38.1 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 78 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and OECD (EI) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 1.8% | 9.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 88.7% | -0.5% | 89.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 79.3% | -0.2% | 79.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 29.1% | -2.8% | 31.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 18.2% | -4.2% | 22.4% | 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 OECD (EI)?
- Bangladesh, at 31.9% against 0.8% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Bangladesh and OECD (EI)?
- 31.1%, with Bangladesh 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd 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 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.