Coal share of electricity — all countries

Coal share of electricity — Bangladesh

Coal share of electricity in Bangladesh in 2023 — 10.59%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.59 pp.

2023 10.59% +5.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 37of 87
Period maximum 10.59%2023
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Coal share of electricity — Bangladesh, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 0%2004: 0%2005: 0.62%2006: 0.93%2007: 2.39%2008: 3.21%2009: 2.93%2010: 1.89%2011: 1.87%2012: 1.92%2013: 2.3%2014: 1.97%2015: 1.69%2016: 1.31%2017: 1.46%2018: 2.27%2019: 1.54%2020: 3.69%2021: 5.56%2022: 5.55%2023: 10.59%
Change over the period: +10.59 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 10.59%
World 35.52%
South Asia 70.62%
Coal share of electricity — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.59 +5.04 pp
2022 5.55 −0.01 pp
2021 5.56 +1.87 pp
2020 3.69 +2.15 pp
2019 1.54 −0.74 pp
2018 2.27 +0.81 pp
2017 1.46 +0.15 pp
2016 1.31 −0.38 pp
2015 1.69 −0.28 pp
2014 1.97 −0.34 pp
2013 2.3 +0.38 pp
2012 1.92 +0.05 pp
2011 1.87 −0.02 pp
2010 1.89 −1.04 pp
2009 2.93 −0.27 pp
2008 3.21 +0.82 pp
2007 2.39 +1.45 pp
2006 0.93 +0.32 pp
2005 0.62 +0.62 pp
2004 0 +0 pp
2003 0 +0 pp
2002 0 +0 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 0 +0 pp
1996 0 +0 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.

Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.