Renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Renewable energy consumption was 34.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh stood at 34.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh peaked at 73.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2015.
That places Bangladesh 72nd out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 60.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 43.7% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 34.7% | 41.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh?
- Renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh was 34.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Bangladesh ranks 72nd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption