Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy use
Bulgaria
3.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
3.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
49th
Netherlands rank
52nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.65 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.61 terawatt-hours | 42.72 terawatt-hours | 26.11 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 13.05 terawatt-hours | 34.45 terawatt-hours | 21.4 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.59 terawatt-hours | -4.04 terawatt-hours | 7.63 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -13.39 terawatt-hours | 14.32 terawatt-hours | 27.71 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -1.41 terawatt-hours | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 8.53 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9414 terawatt-hours | -10.84 terawatt-hours | 11.78 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -2.81 terawatt-hours | -19.32 terawatt-hours | 16.51 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 3.88 terawatt-hours against 3.65 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.23 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 52nd 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.