Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Bangladesh
3.7 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
2.73 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
148th
Netherlands rank
150th
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.7 kilowatt-hours against 2.73 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.97 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 148th and Netherlands ranks 150th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.73 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 4.73 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 6.67 kilowatt-hours | 0.3094 kilowatt-hours | 6.36 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.19 kilowatt-hours | 6.2 kilowatt-hours | 0.0047 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.06 kilowatt-hours | 6.35 kilowatt-hours | 0.7145 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 5.41 kilowatt-hours | 5.09 kilowatt-hours | 0.3125 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 4.13 kilowatt-hours | 3.71 kilowatt-hours | 0.4208 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Bangladesh or Netherlands?
- Bangladesh, at 3.7 kilowatt-hours against 2.73 kilowatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 0.97 kilowatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 148th and Netherlands ranks 150th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.