Bulgaria vs Chile: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Bulgaria
10.6%
in 2025
Chile
15.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
9th
Chile rank
6th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 15.8% against 10.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 9th and Chile ranks 6th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 0.8% | 4.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.8% | -1.4% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 10.4% | 9.1% | Chile |
| 1990s | -3.1% | 8.2% | 11.3% | Chile |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | -1.6% | 6.9% | 8.5% | Chile |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -8.4% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Chile, at 15.8% against 10.6% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 5.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th and Chile ranks 6th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.