Bulgaria vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Bulgaria
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
29th
Qatar rank
28th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Bulgaria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.48 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Qatar ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 28th of 77 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.1414 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.1406 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9018 terawatt-hours | 0.5781 terawatt-hours | 0.3237 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Bulgaria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.48 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Bulgaria and Qatar?
- 0.14 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 28th 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 solar. 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.