Electricity production from coal sources in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity production from coal sources was 10.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Bangladesh stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 90.7% on the previous year and up 359.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Bangladesh peaked at 10.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Bangladesh 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +155.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +55.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +139.8% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +90.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 11.5% compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 11.1% compare
- 55 Zambia 10.9% compare
- 57 Netherlands 8.2% compare
- 58 Mexico 7.6% compare
- 59 Croatia 7.6% compare
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 production from coal sources in Bangladesh?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Bangladesh was 10.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 359.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.