Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of electricity production by source was 98.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 208 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2009
All-time low
88.6%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh stood at 98.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh peaked at 98.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 20th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.6% | — |
| 1991 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 91.3% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 96.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 98.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 98.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 63.7%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.6% | 88.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 94.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 3 |
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 98.4% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Bangladesh ranks 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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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