Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bangladesh, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bangladesh stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.0% on the previous year and up 343.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bangladesh peaked at 3.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2008.
That places Bangladesh 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -56.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -25.7% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | -103.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | +3125.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -168.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +158.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -85.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +517.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +104.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -57.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -50.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +141.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +74.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -0.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 162 Hong Kong, China 0.8% compare
- 163 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.8% compare
- 164 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% compare
- 166 Ghana 0.8% compare
- 167 Dominica 0.8% compare
- 168 Guinea 0.7% compare
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- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bangladesh?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bangladesh was 0.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2008.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Bangladesh ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 343.7%. 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.