Bangladesh vs Qatar: Primary energy use
Bangladesh
563.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
620.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
40th
Qatar rank
37th
Primary energy use over time
- Bangladesh
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 620.86 terawatt-hours against 563.14 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 57.72 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 40th and Qatar ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 4.29 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1970s | 19.07 terawatt-hours | 19.94 terawatt-hours | 0.8741 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1980s | 47.6 terawatt-hours | 65.53 terawatt-hours | 17.94 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1990s | 97.4 terawatt-hours | 130.86 terawatt-hours | 33.46 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2000s | 185.05 terawatt-hours | 211.34 terawatt-hours | 26.29 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2010s | 351.32 terawatt-hours | 508.01 terawatt-hours | 156.69 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 508.32 terawatt-hours | 582.17 terawatt-hours | 73.84 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Bangladesh or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 620.86 terawatt-hours against 563.14 terawatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Bangladesh and Qatar?
- 57.72 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Qatar rank globally for primary energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 40th and Qatar ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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.