Bulgaria vs Poland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
9.1%
in 2025
Poland
7.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
25th
Poland rank
28th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 9.1% against 7.1% in Poland, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Poland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Poland ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 11.9% | 4.7% | Poland |
| 1980s | -1.1% | -1.6% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 26.8% | 20.2% | Poland |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 8.1% | 9.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 9.6% | 3.1% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 9.1% against 7.1% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 2.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Poland ranks 28th 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.