Fossil electricity share in Bangladesh
Oil, gas and coal produced 97.7% of electricity in Bangladesh in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.
Bangladesh, 2024
97.7%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in Bangladesh over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.7% | – |
| 2023 | 98.1% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 98.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.5%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.