Bangladesh vs Singapore: Coal consumption per person
Bangladesh
669.82 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Singapore
673.05 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
70th
Singapore rank
68th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person against 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Singapore ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9328 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 12.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 14.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 52.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 131.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 701.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 569.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 425.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 778.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 353.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Bangladesh or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 673.05 kilowatt-hours per person against 669.82 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Bangladesh and Singapore?
- 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Singapore rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 68th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.