Bangladesh vs Kiribati: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bangladesh
10.4%
in 2025
Kiribati
12.1%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
12th
Kiribati rank
9th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bangladesh
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 12.1% against 10.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Kiribati ranks 9th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | -3.2% | 11.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 16.8% | 9.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 2.0% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bangladesh or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 12.1% against 10.4% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bangladesh and Kiribati?
- 1.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kiribati?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Kiribati rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Kiribati ranks 9th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.