Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Malaysia rank
34th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.53 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0402 terawatt-hours | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0.147 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.1472 terawatt-hours | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.1382 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | -0.062 terawatt-hours | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.4811 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | 0.2216 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1024 terawatt-hours | 0.3612 terawatt-hours | 0.2588 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9475 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8595 terawatt-hours | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.11 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 Malaysia?
- 0.58 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 34th 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.