Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Share of primary energy from solar
Bangladesh
0.3%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
62nd
New Zealand rank
59th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Bangladesh
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 59th of 80 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Bangladesh or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and New Zealand rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Bangladesh ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 59th of 80 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 Share of primary energy from solar. 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 energy supply.