Bangladesh vs Brazil: Electricity generation from coal
Bangladesh
22.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
17.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
25th
Brazil rank
26th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 22.24 terawatt-hours against 17.19 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 5.05 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 26th of 207 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.337 terawatt-hours | 10.37 terawatt-hours | 10.03 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 20.52 terawatt-hours | 19.42 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 11.22 terawatt-hours | 17.18 terawatt-hours | 5.96 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Bangladesh, at 22.24 terawatt-hours against 17.19 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 5.05 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 26th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. 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.