Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction

Energy and Poverty in Bangladesh: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Country Fact Box

Bangladesh Fact Box
Capital	Dhaka
Area	144,000 square kilometers
Population (2006)	144.4 million
Total primary energy supply / Population (2004)	0.16 toe / capita
Gross domestic product (GDP)(2004)	55.97 billion US$ 2000
Energy production (2004)	18.39 Mtoe
Poverty (the most recent year available during 1990-2004)	49.8% (population below income poverty line US$1)
Traditional fuel consumption (2003)	51.5% of total energy requirements
Electricity consumption / Population (2004)	140 kWh / capita
Net imports (2004)	4.38 Mtoe
GDP per unit of energy use (2003)	10.4 US$ 2000 PPP per kg of oil equivalent
CO₂ / Population (2004)	0.24 t CO₂ / capita
OPVI (Oil Price Venerability Index)(2006)	0.34 (High)