Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Share of electricity generation from coal
Bangladesh
21.5%
in 2025
Madagascar
20.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
33rd
Madagascar rank
36th
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.5% against 20.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 36th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 7.3% | 5.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 17.8% | 8.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Bangladesh, at 21.5% against 20.6% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 0.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 36th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.