Australia vs Bulgaria: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
10.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria
9.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
23rd
Bulgaria rank
25th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.4% against 9.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 25th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 7.2% | 2.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -1.1% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 4.7% | 2.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 6.7% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 17.7% | 8.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 6.5% | 4.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Australia or Bulgaria?
- Australia, at 10.4% against 9.1% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and Bulgaria?
- 1.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 25th of 80 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.