Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
44th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
00.0010.0020.0030.004196519942023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 44th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0033 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0038 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0037 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Bangladesh, at 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 44th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.