Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Coal consumption
Bulgaria
39.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
37.2 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Coal consumption over time
- Bulgaria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.26 terawatt-hours against 37.2 terawatt-hours in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 220 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 113.43 terawatt-hours | 24.35 terawatt-hours | 89.08 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 91.26 terawatt-hours | 32.76 terawatt-hours | 58.5 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 25.21 terawatt-hours | 56.52 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 73.37 terawatt-hours | 21.76 terawatt-hours | 51.61 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 52.07 terawatt-hours | 24.8 terawatt-hours | 27.27 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
- Bulgaria, at 39.26 terawatt-hours against 37.2 terawatt-hours in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 2.06 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for coal consumption?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th 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.