Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 575.97 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 575.97 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Bangladesh peaked at 594.27 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 111.49 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111.49 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 119.88 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 128.84 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 134.43 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 167.39 kilowatt-hours | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 177.45 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 196.51 kilowatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 204.27 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 222.58 kilowatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 243.65 kilowatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 263.01 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 281.53 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 307.67 kilowatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 333.93 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 349.89 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 366.98 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 421.92 kilowatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 444.92 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 475.47 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 508.87 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 506.38 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 562.45 kilowatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 594.27 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 577.43 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 575.12 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 575.97 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 575.97 kilowatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 240.18 kilowatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 575.97 kilowatt-hours is above the median for South Asia, which is 430.48 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 170.65 kilowatt-hours | 111.49 kilowatt-hours | 243.65 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 375.42 kilowatt-hours | 263.01 kilowatt-hours | 508.87 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 565.27 kilowatt-hours | 506.38 kilowatt-hours | 594.27 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 generation from fossil fuels per person in Bangladesh?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Bangladesh was 575.97 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 594.27 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.49 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.