Energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh peaked at 2.58 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 186th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 2.58 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.52 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.45 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.42 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.41 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.36 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.33 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.33 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.25 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.21 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.22 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.17 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.12 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.96 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.95 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.33 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.58 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.95 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.32 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 184 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.04 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 185 Djibouti 2.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 186 Cayman Islands 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 188 Costa Rica 1.91 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 189 Denmark 1.83 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Bangladesh was 1.93 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Bangladesh ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.