Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 18.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh stood at 18.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh peaked at 20.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1986.
That places Bangladesh 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.7% | — |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.5% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 6 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bangladesh was 18.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1986.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.