Bangladesh vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Bangladesh
-11.3%
in 2025
South Korea
-11.5%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
42nd
South Korea rank
43rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Bangladesh
- South Korea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports -11.3% against -11.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Korea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 42nd and South Korea ranks 43rd of 68 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.9% | 9.4% | 12.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.2% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 8.4% | 2.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -3.1% | -0.7% | 2.4% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 2.6% | 8.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 7.2% | 4.1% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Bangladesh or South Korea?
- Bangladesh, at -11.3% against -11.5% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Bangladesh and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd and South Korea ranks 43rd of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower. 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.