China leads the world in power generation, Bangladesh ranks 36th

China remained the world's largest electricity producer in 2025, generating approximately 10,580 terawatt-hours (TWh), followed by the United States and India. Bangladesh, meanwhile, recorded electricity generation of 103.4 TWh, according to international energy data.

Bangladesh ranked 36th among 200 countries in an electricity generation list published by DataStats, drawing on figures from energy research organisation Ember. However, the ranking incorporates the latest available data from different years for some countries, meaning it does not provide a fully comparable picture of global electricity generation in 2025.

According to DataStats, China generated 10,579.7 TWh of electricity in 2025, more than double the 4,519.8 TWh produced by the United States. India ranked third with 2,081.6 TWh, followed by Russia at 1,192.8 TWh and Japan at 1,029.9 TWh.

Brazil secured sixth place with 750.5 TWh, followed by Canada with 652.4 TWh, South Korea with 624.7 TWh, France with 570.2 TWh and Germany with 500.5 TWh. China's National Bureau of Statistics separately reported electricity generation of approximately 10,575 TWh in 2025, broadly aligning with Ember's estimate.

Bangladesh records modest growth in electricity generation

Bangladesh generated approximately 103.4 TWh of electricity in 2025, compared with 101.7 TWh in 2024, representing an annual increase of around 1.6%.

The country's electricity production has expanded considerably over the past decade, climbing from 59.3 TWh in 2015 to 103.4 TWh in 2025, an increase of approximately 74%.

Despite this progress, Bangladesh's electricity output remains significantly lower than that of major industrial economies.

China produced more than 100 times Bangladesh's electricity output in 2025, while India's generation was approximately 20 times higher.

One terawatt-hour (TWh) is equivalent to one billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), the standard unit commonly used to measure electricity consumption.