Belgium vs Bulgaria: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Belgium
2.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Bulgaria rank
15th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.77 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 0.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Bulgaria ranks 15th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.56 terawatt-hours | 3.89 terawatt-hours | 9.45 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | -7.98 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 9.51 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | -0.8401 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -3.24 terawatt-hours | -3.52 terawatt-hours | 0.2815 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | -4.58 terawatt-hours | -0.546 terawatt-hours | 4.03 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.1578 terawatt-hours | -1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | -0.398 terawatt-hours | -3.32 terawatt-hours | 2.92 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 3.77 terawatt-hours against 2.82 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.95 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Bulgaria ranks 15th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.