Bulgaria vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Germany rank
36th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.6 terawatt-hours against 1.53 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.07 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Germany ranks 36th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0402 terawatt-hours | -0.6247 terawatt-hours | 0.5844 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.1472 terawatt-hours | 0.9044 terawatt-hours | 0.7572 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | -0.062 terawatt-hours | 0.0813 terawatt-hours | 0.1433 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.1024 terawatt-hours | 15.67 terawatt-hours | 15.57 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9475 terawatt-hours | 19.02 terawatt-hours | 18.07 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.8595 terawatt-hours | 6.62 terawatt-hours | 5.76 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.6 terawatt-hours against 1.53 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Germany?
- 0.07 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Germany ranks 36th of 77 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 renewables. 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.