Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 23.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh is 23.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh peaked at 73.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 100th of 246 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.7% | — |
| 1991 | 73.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 60.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 43.1% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 24.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.5% | 25.1% | 4 |
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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)
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- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Bangladesh was 23.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Bangladesh ranks 100th out of 246 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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