Bangladesh vs Brazil: Coal consumption
Bangladesh
117.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
164.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
23rd
Brazil rank
21st
Coal consumption over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 164.35 terawatt-hours against 117.68 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 46.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 21st of 220 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 40.84 terawatt-hours | 39.54 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 99.49 terawatt-hours | 98.31 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 132.77 terawatt-hours | 131.05 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7.62 terawatt-hours | 149.73 terawatt-hours | 142.11 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 21.18 terawatt-hours | 187.7 terawatt-hours | 166.52 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 73.12 terawatt-hours | 168.98 terawatt-hours | 95.86 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 164.35 terawatt-hours against 117.68 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 46.67 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for coal consumption?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 21st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.