Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bangladesh stood at 97.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bangladesh peaked at 98.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1990.
That places Bangladesh 22nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.6% | — |
| 1991 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 91.3% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 96.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 97.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 97.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 61.2%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.6% | 88.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 94.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 19 Grenada 98.0% compare
- 20 Iraq 97.8% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 97.7% compare
- 23 Chad 97.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 97.6% compare
- 25 United States Virgin Islands 97.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Ores and metals imports 3.8% (2018)
- Gas production 179.95 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 179.95 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bangladesh?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Bangladesh was 97.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.