Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Bangladesh
5.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
3.11 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
66th
Netherlands rank
67th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 1.91 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 6.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3094 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0268 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9881 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0717 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9303 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 Netherlands?
- Bangladesh, at 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 1.91 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 67th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.