China tops 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, while Bangladesh produced 103.4 TWh, according to international energy data.

Bangladesh ranked 36th among 200 countries in an electricity generation listing published by DataStats, based on figures from energy research organisation Ember.

However, the ranking combines the latest available figures from different years for some countries and does not represent a fully comparable global ranking for 2025.

According to DataStats, China generated 10,579.7 TWh of electricity in 2025, more than twice the 4,519.8 TWh produced by the United States.

India ranked third with 2,081.6 TWh, followed by Russia with 1,192.8 TWh and Japan with 1,029.9 TWh.

Brazil placed sixth 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 consistent with Ember's estimate.

Bangladesh's electricity generation rises

Bangladesh generated approximately 103.4 TWh of electricity in 2025, up from 101.7 TWh in 2024, marking an increase of around 1.6%.

The country's electricity generation has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from 59.3 TWh in 2015 to 103.4 TWh in 2025 — an increase of about 74%.

Despite the growth, Bangladesh's electricity output remains considerably below that of major industrial economies.

China generated more than 100 times as much electricity as Bangladesh in 2025, while neighbouring India produced around 20 times as much.

One terawatt-hour equals one billion kilowatt-hours, the unit commonly used to measure household electricity consumption.