Statizoid

Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Electricity generation from oil was 12.47 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
12.47 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 209 countries
All-time high
25.81 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
1.02 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh, 2000–2025

05101520252000201220252000: 1 terawatt-hours2001: 1.2 terawatt-hours2002: 1.3 terawatt-hours2003: 1.3 terawatt-hours2004: 1.4 terawatt-hours2005: 1.5 terawatt-hours2006: 1.6 terawatt-hours2007: 1.6 terawatt-hours2008: 1.4 terawatt-hours2009: 1.6 terawatt-hours2010: 1.5 terawatt-hours2011: 4.2 terawatt-hours2012: 6 terawatt-hours2013: 6.7 terawatt-hours2014: 8.2 terawatt-hours2015: 9.7 terawatt-hours2016: 11.4 terawatt-hours2017: 13.3 terawatt-hours2018: 16.3 terawatt-hours2019: 14.3 terawatt-hours2020: 10.2 terawatt-hours2021: 19.2 terawatt-hours2022: 25.8 terawatt-hours2023: 21.9 terawatt-hours2024: 12.5 terawatt-hours2025: 12.5 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 12.47 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh peaked at 25.81 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.02 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Bangladesh ranks 16th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.41 terawatt-hours 1.02 terawatt-hours 1.64 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 9.15 terawatt-hours 1.48 terawatt-hours 16.29 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 17.01 terawatt-hours 10.18 terawatt-hours 25.81 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 13 Russia 14.47 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom 12.77 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 15 Brazil 12.65 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 17 Syria 11 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 18 France 10.36 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 19 Spain 10.03 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

More energy & mining data for Bangladesh

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh?
Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh was 12.47 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 oil recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 25.81 terawatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for electricity generation from oil?
Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.