Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Coal consumption per person
Bulgaria
5,847 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Türkiye
5,662 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
24th
Türkiye rank
25th
Coal consumption per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5,847 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person in Türkiye, a difference of 185 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,370 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,331 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,038 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 10,939 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,628 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,311 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12,691 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,488 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,203 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 10,865 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,419 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10,585 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,056 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,528 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10,171 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,352 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,819 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7,315 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,548 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,768 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Bulgaria or Türkiye?
- Bulgaria, at 5,847 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 185 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 215 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.