Bangladesh vs Iran: Global primary energy use by source
Bangladesh
0.0411 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran
0.1039 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
68th
Iran rank
67th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.1039 terawatt-hours against 0.0411 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0628 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iran ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Iran ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0.1407 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.1402 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0989 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0.0327 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0604 terawatt-hours | 0.0798 terawatt-hours | 0.0195 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.1039 terawatt-hours against 0.0411 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 0.0628 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and Iran ranks 67th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.