Bulgaria vs Chile: Coal consumption
Bulgaria
39.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile
44.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
38th
Chile rank
35th
Coal consumption over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 44.41 terawatt-hours against 39.26 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Chile ranks 35th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.97 terawatt-hours | 13.87 terawatt-hours | 64.09 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 95 terawatt-hours | 11.86 terawatt-hours | 83.13 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 113.43 terawatt-hours | 14.12 terawatt-hours | 99.31 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 91.26 terawatt-hours | 33.49 terawatt-hours | 57.77 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 37.41 terawatt-hours | 44.32 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 73.37 terawatt-hours | 80.83 terawatt-hours | 7.47 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 49.93 terawatt-hours | 57.06 terawatt-hours | 7.13 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Chile, at 44.41 terawatt-hours against 39.26 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 5.15 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for coal consumption?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and Chile ranks 35th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.