Primary energy from renewables per person in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Primary energy from renewables per person was 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary energy from renewables per person in Bangladesh, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from renewables per person in Bangladesh is 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from renewables per person in Bangladesh peaked at 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Bangladesh 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 97 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 75 Iraq 64.56 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 76 Kuwait 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 78 Algeria 14.51 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 79 Turkmenistan 1.33 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 3.8% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.3% (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)
- Fuel exports 1.1% (2018)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 74.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from renewables per person in Bangladesh?
- Primary energy from renewables per person in Bangladesh was 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from renewables per person recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Bangladesh rank for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from renewables per person rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.