Access to electricity in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to electricity was 75.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Bangladesh, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 75.9% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Bangladesh peaked at 75.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 164th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.5% | — |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +67.2% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 8.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 32.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 55.3% | 75.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Bangladesh?
- Access to electricity in Bangladesh was 75.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to electricity?
- Bangladesh ranks 164th out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.