Bangladesh vs Ireland: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland
0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
49th
Ireland rank
52nd
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Ireland
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0485 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 78 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0168 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.84 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.012 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0142 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0524 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.89 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.132 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.4258 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Ireland?
- Bangladesh, at 0.6698 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Ireland?
- 0.0485 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ireland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Ireland rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per person.