Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Bulgaria
3.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
4.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Türkiye rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 4.41 terawatt-hours against 3.77 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.89 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 9.84 terawatt-hours | 8.45 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1990s | -3.52 terawatt-hours | 5.73 terawatt-hours | 9.25 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2000s | -0.546 terawatt-hours | 12.63 terawatt-hours | 13.18 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2010s | -1.46 terawatt-hours | 12.82 terawatt-hours | 14.28 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 2020s | -3.32 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 4.81 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Bulgaria or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 4.41 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 Türkiye?
- 0.64 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 79 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.