Bangladesh vs Japan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Bangladesh
0.2%
in 2025
Japan
-0.6%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
42nd
Japan rank
45th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Bangladesh
- Japan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.2% against -0.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 45th of 77 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 24.6% | 8.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 8.4% | 7.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.6% | 5.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 1.7% | 3.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -2.9% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Bangladesh or Japan?
- Bangladesh, at 0.2% against -0.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Bangladesh and Japan?
- 0.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 45th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.