Botswana vs Bulgaria: Coal production per person

Botswana
6,382 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Bulgaria
5,108 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
17th
Bulgaria rank
19th

Coal production per person over time

  • Botswana
  • Bulgaria
05.0k10.0k15.0k190019622025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 6,382 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,108 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Botswana ranks 17th and Bulgaria ranks 19th of 218 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1900s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 151.76 kilowatt-hours per person 151.76 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1910s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 425.56 kilowatt-hours per person 425.56 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1920s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 923.22 kilowatt-hours per person 923.22 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1930s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 1,220 kilowatt-hours per person 1,220 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1940s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1950s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 5,438 kilowatt-hours per person 5,438 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 12,220 kilowatt-hours per person 12,220 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1970s 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person 12,804 kilowatt-hours per person 11,511 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1980s 2,723 kilowatt-hours per person 6,935 kilowatt-hours per person 4,212 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1990s 3,705 kilowatt-hours per person 6,982 kilowatt-hours per person 3,277 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
2000s 3,216 kilowatt-hours per person 6,808 kilowatt-hours per person 3,592 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
2010s 5,012 kilowatt-hours per person 8,595 kilowatt-hours per person 3,583 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
2020s 5,986 kilowatt-hours per person 6,966 kilowatt-hours per person 980.29 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Botswana or Bulgaria?
Botswana, at 6,382 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,108 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Botswana and Bulgaria?
1,274 kilowatt-hours per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Bulgaria?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Bulgaria rank globally for coal production per person?
Botswana ranks 17th and Bulgaria ranks 19th of 218 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 production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.