Bangladesh vs Malawi: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Bangladesh
2.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malawi
1.75 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
111th
Malawi rank
114th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.21 terawatt-hours against 1.75 terawatt-hours in Malawi, a difference of 0.46 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 114th of 209 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 0.307 terawatt-hours | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 0.823 terawatt-hours | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 0.182 terawatt-hours | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Bangladesh, at 2.21 terawatt-hours against 1.75 terawatt-hours in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 0.46 terawatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Bangladesh ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 114th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.