Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 12.58 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.58 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
189th
of 214 countries
All-time high
12.58 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2.44 kilowatt-hours
in 1972
Years of data
54
1972–2025

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh, 1972–2025

2.557.51012.5197219982025

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh is 12.58 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh peaked at 12.58 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.44 kilowatt-hours, in 1972.

Bangladesh ranks 189th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh, 1972 to 2025.
Year kilowatt-hours Change
1972 2.44 kilowatt-hours
1973 4.49 kilowatt-hours +83.8%
1974 3.2 kilowatt-hours -28.6%
1975 5.6 kilowatt-hours +74.8%
1976 6.19 kilowatt-hours +10.5%
1977 5.34 kilowatt-hours -13.7%
1978 6.03 kilowatt-hours +13.0%
1979 6.83 kilowatt-hours +13.2%
1980 6.62 kilowatt-hours -3.0%
1981 6.92 kilowatt-hours +4.5%
1982 5.63 kilowatt-hours -18.6%
1983 6.94 kilowatt-hours +23.2%
1984 9.17 kilowatt-hours +32.1%
1985 7.37 kilowatt-hours -19.6%
1986 4.38 kilowatt-hours -40.5%
1987 4.93 kilowatt-hours +12.3%
1988 6.3 kilowatt-hours +27.8%
1989 8.41 kilowatt-hours +33.5%
1990 7.92 kilowatt-hours -5.8%
1991 7.36 kilowatt-hours -7.0%
1992 6.86 kilowatt-hours -6.8%
1993 5.15 kilowatt-hours -25.0%
1994 7.04 kilowatt-hours +36.8%
1995 3.03 kilowatt-hours -56.9%
1996 5.92 kilowatt-hours +95.1%
1997 5.65 kilowatt-hours -4.5%
1998 6.67 kilowatt-hours +18.1%
1999 6.31 kilowatt-hours -5.5%
2000 6.99 kilowatt-hours +10.8%
2001 7.16 kilowatt-hours +2.5%
2002 7.56 kilowatt-hours +5.5%
2003 7.94 kilowatt-hours +5.1%
2004 8.47 kilowatt-hours +6.6%
2005 8.84 kilowatt-hours +4.5%
2006 9.49 kilowatt-hours +7.3%
2007 5.14 kilowatt-hours -45.9%
2008 6.42 kilowatt-hours +25.1%
2009 3.12 kilowatt-hours -51.5%
2010 5.45 kilowatt-hours +75.1%
2011 6.38 kilowatt-hours +17.0%
2012 5.87 kilowatt-hours -8.0%
2013 6.84 kilowatt-hours +16.5%
2014 4.94 kilowatt-hours -27.8%
2015 5.02 kilowatt-hours +1.7%
2016 7.71 kilowatt-hours +53.6%
2017 7.95 kilowatt-hours +3.2%
2018 8.56 kilowatt-hours +7.6%
2019 7.22 kilowatt-hours -15.7%
2020 7.52 kilowatt-hours +4.2%
2021 8.05 kilowatt-hours +7.1%
2022 9.39 kilowatt-hours +16.6%
2023 10.03 kilowatt-hours +6.9%
2024 11.06 kilowatt-hours +10.3%
2025 12.58 kilowatt-hours +13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.02 kilowatt-hours 2.44 kilowatt-hours 6.83 kilowatt-hours 8
1980s 6.67 kilowatt-hours 4.38 kilowatt-hours 9.17 kilowatt-hours 10
1990s 6.19 kilowatt-hours 3.03 kilowatt-hours 7.92 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 7.11 kilowatt-hours 3.12 kilowatt-hours 9.49 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 6.59 kilowatt-hours 4.94 kilowatt-hours 8.56 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 9.77 kilowatt-hours 7.52 kilowatt-hours 12.58 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 186 Yemen 14.54 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 187 Eritrea 14.14 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 188 Haiti 13.59 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 190 Burkina Faso 12.31 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 191 Solomon Islands 12.21 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 192 Trinidad and Tobago 6.63 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh?
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Bangladesh was 12.58 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 12.58 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 2.44 kilowatt-hours in 1972.
How does Bangladesh rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
Bangladesh ranks 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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.