Bulgaria vs Chile: Annual change in primary energy use
Bulgaria
3.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile
4.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
49th
Chile rank
47th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.06 terawatt-hours against 3.88 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Chile ranks 47th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.61 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | 13.51 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 13.05 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 11.86 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.59 terawatt-hours | 3.82 terawatt-hours | 0.2288 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | -13.39 terawatt-hours | 13.92 terawatt-hours | 27.3 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | -1.41 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | 5.63 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.9414 terawatt-hours | 11.23 terawatt-hours | 10.29 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | -2.81 terawatt-hours | 0.1542 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Chile, at 4.06 terawatt-hours against 3.88 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 0.18 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Chile ranks 47th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.