Electricity production from natural gas sources in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 65.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 65.8% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Bangladesh peaked at 92.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 27th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.3% | — |
| 1991 | 88.1% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 84.6% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 84.5% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.9% | 84.3% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 87.6% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 75.3% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 65.8% | 82.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 24 Benin 68.6% compare
- 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.3% compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 67.6% compare
- 28 Belarus 64.7% compare
- 29 Hong Kong, China 64.3% compare
- 30 Thailand 64.2% compare
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Bangladesh?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Bangladesh was 65.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Bangladesh ranks 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.