Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 2.21 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bangladesh, 1972–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bangladesh stood at 2.21 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 176.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bangladesh peaked at 2.21 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.175 terawatt-hours, in 1972.
That places Bangladesh 111th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4011 terawatt-hours | 0.175 terawatt-hours | 0.587 terawatt-hours | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6591 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7501 terawatt-hours | 0.372 terawatt-hours | 0.884 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.78 terawatt-hours | 1.4 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 175.69 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 58.40 million (2025)
- Urban population 33.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6241 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.00 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6241 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6241 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bangladesh?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bangladesh was 2.21 terawatt-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 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.175 terawatt-hours in 1972.
- How does Bangladesh rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Bangladesh ranks 111th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.