Bangladesh vs France: Electricity generation from oil
Bangladesh
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
10.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
16th
France rank
18th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Bangladesh
- France
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 12.47 terawatt-hours against 10.36 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 2.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 16th and France ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 terawatt-hours | 10.58 terawatt-hours | 9.17 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 11.47 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 17.01 terawatt-hours | 9.99 terawatt-hours | 7.02 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Bangladesh or France?
- Bangladesh, at 12.47 terawatt-hours against 10.36 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Bangladesh and France?
- 2.11 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and France?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and France rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Bangladesh ranks 16th and France ranks 18th of 210 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 oil. 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.