Bangladesh vs Chile: Electricity generation from coal
Bangladesh
22.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile
15.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
25th
Chile rank
27th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Chile
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 22.24 terawatt-hours against 15.72 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 6.52 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Chile ranks 27th of 207 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.337 terawatt-hours | 9.1 terawatt-hours | 8.77 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 26.37 terawatt-hours | 25.27 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 11.22 terawatt-hours | 19.57 terawatt-hours | 8.35 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Bangladesh or Chile?
- Bangladesh, at 22.24 terawatt-hours against 15.72 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Bangladesh and Chile?
- 6.52 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chile?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Chile rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th and Chile ranks 27th 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.