Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of electricity production by source was 21.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 1,175.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh peaked at 21.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +56.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +157.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +61.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +141.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +50.3% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +91.7% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +87.9% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | +7.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 21.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.8%, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 3.7% | 21.5% | 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 production by source in Bangladesh?
- Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh was 21.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,175.2%. 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 production by source. 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.