Bangladesh vs Eritrea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Bangladesh
12.58 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Eritrea
14.14 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
189th
Eritrea rank
187th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Bangladesh
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 14.14 kilowatt-hours against 12.58 kilowatt-hours in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.56 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 187th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.11 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 7.11 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 6.59 kilowatt-hours | 3.43 kilowatt-hours | 3.17 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 9.21 kilowatt-hours | 14.67 kilowatt-hours | 5.46 kilowatt-hours | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Bangladesh or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 14.14 kilowatt-hours against 12.58 kilowatt-hours in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 1.56 kilowatt-hours, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Eritrea rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 187th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.