Bulgaria vs Guatemala: Annual change in primary energy use
Bulgaria
3.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Guatemala
3.7 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
49th
Guatemala rank
51st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bulgaria
- Guatemala
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.7 terawatt-hours in Guatemala, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guatemala ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1 terawatt-hours | -0.0703 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -13.39 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 15.65 terawatt-hours | Guatemala |
| 2000s | -1.41 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 2.66 terawatt-hours | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.9414 terawatt-hours | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 2.86 terawatt-hours | Guatemala |
| 2020s | -4.15 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 5.96 terawatt-hours | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bulgaria or Guatemala?
- Bulgaria, at 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.7 terawatt-hours in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bulgaria and Guatemala?
- 0.18 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guatemala?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Guatemala rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 51st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); 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.