Share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of electricity generation from oil was 12.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 12.1% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh peaked at 25.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 91st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +161.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +68.4% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -43.5% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 12.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 12.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.5%, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +161.6% | 3.6% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 3.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 11.9% | 25.2% | 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 share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Bangladesh was 12.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Bangladesh ranks 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.