Bulgaria vs China: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bulgaria
2.0%
in 2025
China
2.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
98th
China rank
95th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 98th and China ranks 95th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 10.3% | 4.7% | China |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 5.0% | 3.9% | China |
| 1990s | -4.4% | 3.8% | 8.2% | China |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | China |
| 2020s | -1.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bulgaria or China?
- China, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th and China ranks 95th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.