Bangladesh vs Hong Kong: Electricity generation from coal
Bangladesh
22.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong
12.6 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
25th
Hong Kong rank
28th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 22.24 terawatt-hours against 12.6 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, a difference of 9.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Hong Kong ranks 28th of 211 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.337 terawatt-hours | 24.91 terawatt-hours | 24.58 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 25.32 terawatt-hours | 24.21 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 9.02 terawatt-hours | 12.7 terawatt-hours | 3.69 terawatt-hours | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Bangladesh or Hong Kong?
- Bangladesh, at 22.24 terawatt-hours against 12.6 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Bangladesh and Hong Kong?
- 9.64 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Hong Kong?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Hong Kong rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th and Hong Kong ranks 28th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.