Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity generation from oil was 12.47 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
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 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.61 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.48 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.19 terawatt-hours | +183.1% |
| 2012 | 5.99 terawatt-hours | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 6.69 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 8.21 terawatt-hours | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 9.67 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 11.38 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 13.33 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 16.29 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 14.26 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 10.18 terawatt-hours | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 19.19 terawatt-hours | +88.5% |
| 2022 | 25.81 terawatt-hours | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 21.89 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 12.5 terawatt-hours | -42.9% |
| 2025 | 12.47 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 12.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 36.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 12.47 terawatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.33 terawatt-hours, 9.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +183.1% | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 4.19 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 214 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.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.