Bangladesh vs Denmark: Primary energy from hydropower per person

Bangladesh
5.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark
1.3 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
66th
Denmark rank
69th

Primary energy from hydropower per person over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Denmark
0246810196519952025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 3.72 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.9 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 66th and Denmark ranks 69th of 80 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
1970s 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person 4.8 kilowatt-hours per person 0.5397 kilowatt-hours per person Denmark
1980s 6.67 kilowatt-hours per person 5.99 kilowatt-hours per person 0.6729 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
1990s 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person 5.13 kilowatt-hours per person 1.07 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
2000s 5.32 kilowatt-hours per person 4.73 kilowatt-hours per person 0.5949 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
2010s 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person 2.14 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh
2020s 4.6 kilowatt-hours per person 2.77 kilowatt-hours per person 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Bangladesh or Denmark?
Bangladesh, at 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Bangladesh and Denmark?
3.72 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Denmark?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Denmark rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
Bangladesh ranks 66th and Denmark ranks 69th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.