Renewable energy share in Bangladesh

Renewable sources provided 25.0% of final energy consumption in Bangladesh in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2021 25.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −2.2percentage points 2020: 27.2%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Bangladesh (2021).
Position in 2021 92nd of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Bangladesh over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period BangladeshWorld
2021 25.0% –
2020 27.2% 19.7%
2019 26.1% 18.6%
2018 27.0% 18.1%
2017 28.1% 17.9%
2016 30.2% 17.6%
2015 33.1% 17.4%
2014 35.4% 17.3%
2013 37.0% 17.2%
2012 37.3% 16.9%
2011 38.4% 16.7%
2010 40.3% 16.7%
2009 43.1% 17.1%
2008 45.2% 16.7%
2007 47.2% 16.5%
2006 48.6% 16.7%
2005 50.6% 16.6%
2004 52.0% 16.8%
2003 52.6% 17.1%
2002 54.4% 17.2%
2001 55.9% 17.2%
2000 60.2% 17.5%
1999 60.5% 17.9%
1998 60.2% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 27.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 38.4%, the figure has changed by −13.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Bangladesh has the 92nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7