Bangladesh vs OECD members: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Bangladesh
- OECD members
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 98.4% against 49.3% in OECD members, a difference of 49.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 20th and OECD members ranks 17th of 210 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.6% | 58.6% | 34.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 60.8% | 35.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 57.9% | 40.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 51.6% | 46.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Bangladesh or OECD members?
- Bangladesh, at 98.4% against 49.3% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Bangladesh and OECD members?
- 49.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD members?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and OECD members rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Bangladesh ranks 20th and OECD members ranks 17th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.