Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bulgaria
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
4.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Netherlands rank
12th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.81 terawatt-hours against 3.77 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 78 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 | 3.89 terawatt-hours | -7.57 terawatt-hours | 11.46 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.53 terawatt-hours | -3.28 terawatt-hours | 4.81 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 5.53 terawatt-hours | 4.14 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -3.52 terawatt-hours | -0.8333 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -0.546 terawatt-hours | 0.0278 terawatt-hours | 0.5738 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -1.46 terawatt-hours | -1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.2108 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -3.32 terawatt-hours | -3.67 terawatt-hours | 0.3545 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4.81 terawatt-hours against 3.77 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 1.04 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands 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 from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.