Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Electricity generation from coal per person
Bulgaria
1,273 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
1,384 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
21st
Electricity generation from coal per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 1,384 kilowatt-hours against 1,273 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 111 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 21st of 207 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | 465.78 kilowatt-hours | 1,693 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2,541 kilowatt-hours | 624.02 kilowatt-hours | 1,917 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2,945 kilowatt-hours | 1,026 kilowatt-hours | 1,919 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1,987 kilowatt-hours | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | 676.18 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Bulgaria or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 1,384 kilowatt-hours against 1,273 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 111 kilowatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 21st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal 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.