Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a lower middle income economy in South Asia, with its capital at Dhaka. 99.5% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 99.5%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- Renewable electricity
- 1.5%
- 2021, world 27.8%
- CO₂ per person
- 0.72 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- Consumption per person
- 632 kWh
- 2024, world 3,708 kWh
- Clean cooking
- 29.0%
- 2024, world 75.4%
- GDP per person
- 2,597
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
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| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 12.3% | 20.0% | 65.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2024 |
| South Asia | 1.3% | 69.1% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 2.6% | 8.5% | 2024 |
| World | 1.2% | 15.1% | 28.7% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2025 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with South Asia and the world.
- Bangladesh
- World
- South Asia
0%
50%
100%
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| Year | Bangladesh | World | South Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5% | 91.9% | 99.8% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | 91.6% | 99.4% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | 91.3% | 99.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | 91.3% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | 90.4% | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | 90.1% | 95.5% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | 89.8% | 94.8% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | 88.9% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | 88.1% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | 86.9% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | 86.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | 85.7% | 80.8% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | 84.9% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | 84.5% | 77.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | 83.5% | 74.1% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | 82.9% | 73.0% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | 82.7% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | 82.0% | 69.3% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | 81.4% | 65.9% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | 80.7% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | 80.0% | 61.5% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | 80.0% | 62.3% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | 79.1% | 59.4% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | 78.7% | 58.3% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | 78.2% | 56.8% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | 74.5% | 56.0% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | 73.2% | 52.2% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | – | 50.3% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | – | 48.8% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | – | 47.7% |
Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Bangladesh
- World
- South Asia
0 t
2 t
4 t
6 t
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| Year | Bangladesh | World | South Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.72 t | 4.69 t | 1.98 t |
| 2023 | 0.69 t | 4.68 t | 1.91 t |
| 2022 | 0.71 t | 4.67 t | 1.80 t |
| 2021 | 0.70 t | 4.68 t | 1.69 t |
| 2020 | 0.63 t | 4.47 t | 1.54 t |
| 2019 | 0.66 t | 4.70 t | 1.68 t |
| 2018 | 0.64 t | 4.73 t | 1.70 t |
| 2017 | 0.62 t | 4.67 t | 1.64 t |
| 2016 | 0.58 t | 4.65 t | 1.57 t |
| 2015 | 0.54 t | 4.70 t | 1.56 t |
| 2014 | 0.49 t | 4.78 t | 1.54 t |
| 2013 | 0.46 t | 4.81 t | 1.44 t |
| 2012 | 0.45 t | 4.77 t | 1.42 t |
| 2011 | 0.43 t | 4.76 t | 1.32 t |
| 2010 | 0.40 t | 4.67 t | 1.25 t |
| 2009 | 0.37 t | 4.45 t | 1.19 t |
| 2008 | 0.34 t | 4.56 t | 1.13 t |
| 2007 | 0.31 t | 4.59 t | 1.07 t |
| 2006 | 0.30 t | 4.48 t | 1.00 t |
| 2005 | 0.28 t | 4.39 t | 0.95 t |
| 2004 | 0.27 t | 4.28 t | 0.92 t |
| 2003 | 0.26 t | 4.15 t | 0.87 t |
| 2002 | 0.25 t | 4.02 t | 0.86 t |
| 2001 | 0.24 t | 4.01 t | 0.84 t |
| 2000 | 0.20 t | 4.01 t | 0.84 t |
| 1999 | 0.20 t | 3.95 t | 0.83 t |
| 1998 | 0.19 t | 3.98 t | 0.79 t |
| 1997 | 0.19 t | 4.02 t | 0.78 t |
| 1996 | 0.18 t | 4.01 t | 0.76 t |
| 1995 | 0.18 t | 3.99 t | 0.74 t |
Currency
123.20 BDT
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 BDT = ₦10.81
Sunshine in Dhaka
5.4 kWh/m² today
- Tu5.4 kWh per square metre
- We5.1 kWh per square metre
- Th4.9 kWh per square metre
- Fr4.7 kWh per square metre
- Sa5.0 kWh per square metre
- Su5.3 kWh per square metre
- Mo5.3 kWh per square metre
Open-Meteo forecast, modelled irradiation.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
57 plants, 11,840 MW recorded in WRI’s Global Power Plant Database.
- Gas8,767 MW
- Oil2,560 MW
- Coal250 MW
- Hydro230 MW
- Solar33 MW
Snapshot as of the database’s 2021 release; newer plants are not included. Nameplate capacity, not available generation.
Largest plants
| Plant | Fuel | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashuganj (Aggreko) | Gas | 1,649 | – |
| Horippur Power CCPP | Gas | 946 | 2008 |
| Ghorasal ST :Unit-3 | Gas | 861 | 1986 |
| Meghnaghat CCPP | Gas | 855 | 2002 |
| Bheramara GT (Unit-1 2 3) | Oil | 560 | 1976 |
| Chittagong Roazan | Gas | 553 | – |
| Shahjibazar 330 MW | Gas | 536 | – |
| Siddhirganj (Dutch Bangla) | Gas | 520 | – |
| Khulna (KPCL-2) | Gas | 510 | – |
| Summit Bibiana-2 | Gas | 341 | – |
| Fenchuganj (Barakatullah) | Gas | 296 | – |
| Shikalbaha Peaking (GT) | Oil | 261 | – |
All indicators
Bangladesh in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Bangladesh | Year | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 99.5% | 2024 | 99.8% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 99.6% | 2024 | 99.8% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 99.5% | 2024 | 99.9% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | 29.0% | 2024 | 74.3% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Bangladesh | Year | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | 20.0% | 2024 | 69.1% | 15.1% |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | 65.3% | 2024 | 5.7% | 28.7% |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | 12.3% | 2024 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | 0.0% | 2021 | 2.6% | 15.2% |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | 0.9% | 2024 | 8.2% | 15.2% |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | 8.2% | 2024 | 13.8% | 6.9% |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | 632 kWh | 2024 | 1,140 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Bangladesh | Year | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | 0.8% | 2021 | 8.5% | 12.4% |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | 1.5% | 2021 | 19.3% | 27.8% |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 25.0% | 2021 | 36.9% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 0.72 t | 2024 | 1.98 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 124.2 Mt | 2024 | 3,320.7 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 1.93 MJ/$ | 2021 | 3.94 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Bangladesh | Year | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 1.1% | 2018 | 12.8% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.03% | 2021 | 0.28% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.49% | 2021 | 0.12% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 2,597 | 2025 | 2,705 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 175.7M | 2025 | 1.7B | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.