Bulgaria vs Egypt: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bulgaria
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt
1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Egypt rank
17th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Egypt
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.77 terawatt-hours against 1.47 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 2.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.6 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 17th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.89 terawatt-hours | 0.2064 terawatt-hours | 3.68 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 0.244 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 0.2353 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -3.52 terawatt-hours | -0.1905 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.546 terawatt-hours | -0.1201 terawatt-hours | 0.4258 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2020s | -3.32 terawatt-hours | -1.1 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Bulgaria or Egypt?
- Bulgaria, at 3.77 terawatt-hours against 1.47 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Bulgaria and Egypt?
- 2.3 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Egypt?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Egypt rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 17th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.