Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Coal production

Afghanistan
6.81 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bangladesh
5.27 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
47th
Bangladesh rank
48th

Coal production over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
0102030190019622024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6.81 terawatt-hours against 5.27 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.54 terawatt-hours.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and Bangladesh ranks 48th of 216 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Bangladesh in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8266 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.8266 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
1990s 0.1352 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.1352 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2000s 0.7396 terawatt-hours 1.51 terawatt-hours 0.7662 terawatt-hours Bangladesh
2010s 11.84 terawatt-hours 5.34 terawatt-hours 6.5 terawatt-hours Afghanistan
2020s 12.96 terawatt-hours 5.34 terawatt-hours 7.62 terawatt-hours Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
Afghanistan, at 6.81 terawatt-hours against 5.27 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal production between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
1.54 terawatt-hours, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for coal production?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Bangladesh ranks 48th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal production
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 15,014 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.