Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bangladesh
10.4%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
11.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
13th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
11th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bangladesh
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.6% against 10.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 1.2% | 7.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 11.8% | 5.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 2.7% | 4.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bangladesh or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.6% against 10.4% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.