Bangladesh vs Belgium: Primary energy from hydropower
Bangladesh
0.882 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium
0.3711 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
58th
Belgium rank
62nd
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.882 terawatt-hours against 0.3711 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.5109 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Belgium ranks 62nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2566 terawatt-hours | 0.2566 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.3384 terawatt-hours | 0.1944 terawatt-hours | 0.144 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6591 terawatt-hours | 0.3402 terawatt-hours | 0.3189 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.7501 terawatt-hours | 0.3048 terawatt-hours | 0.4453 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.7603 terawatt-hours | 0.3599 terawatt-hours | 0.4004 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.8174 terawatt-hours | 0.309 terawatt-hours | 0.5084 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.7861 terawatt-hours | 0.3792 terawatt-hours | 0.407 terawatt-hours | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Bangladesh or Belgium?
- Bangladesh, at 0.882 terawatt-hours against 0.3711 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Bangladesh and Belgium?
- 0.5109 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belgium?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Belgium rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Belgium ranks 62nd 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 Primary energy 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 of total energy supply.