Electricity generation from gas in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity generation from gas was 66.48 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas in Bangladesh is 66.48 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Bangladesh peaked at 70.88 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.98 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 23rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.98 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 15.23 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 16.64 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 17.62 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 22.47 terawatt-hours | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 23.99 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 26.85 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 27.85 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 30.73 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 34.06 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 37.78 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 38.22 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.78 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 44.35 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 45.96 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 47.82 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 55.44 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 57.8 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 59.67 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 68.36 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 70.88 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 69.81 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 69.19 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.43 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 67.03 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 66.48 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 66.48 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 terawatt-hours, 6648.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.94 terawatt-hours | 13.98 terawatt-hours | 34.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.62 terawatt-hours | 37.78 terawatt-hours | 68.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3 terawatt-hours | 66.43 terawatt-hours | 70.88 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- 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 generation from gas in Bangladesh?
- Electricity generation from gas in Bangladesh was 66.48 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 70.88 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.98 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.