Bulgaria vs United States of America: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bulgaria
2.0%
in 2025
United States of America
1.9%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
95th
United States of America rank
97th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bulgaria
- United States of America
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 97th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 2.2% | 3.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -4.4% | 1.4% | 5.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -1.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bulgaria or United States of America?
- Bulgaria, at 2.0% against 1.9% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bulgaria and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bulgaria ranks 95th and United States of America ranks 97th of 213 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.