Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Electricity generation from hydropower
Afghanistan
0.75 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bangladesh
0.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
105th
Bangladesh rank
108th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.75 terawatt-hours against 0.65 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 105th and Bangladesh ranks 108th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.586 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.422 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.911 terawatt-hours | 0.858 terawatt-hours | 0.053 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.816 terawatt-hours | 0.714 terawatt-hours | 0.102 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Afghanistan, at 0.75 terawatt-hours against 0.65 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th and Bangladesh ranks 108th of 214 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. 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.