Bangladesh vs India: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
3.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India
6.9 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
75th
India rank
72nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes India's figure about 2.2 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 75th and India ranks 72nd of 76 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2644 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.4693 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.7881 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.98 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.41 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2010s | 2.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.18 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 2.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.46 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 6.9 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and India?
- 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 75th and India ranks 72nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.