Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Coal production per person
Bulgaria
5,108 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
New Zealand
3,492 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
20th
New Zealand rank
21st
Coal production per person over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5,108 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1,616 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 21st of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 151.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,540 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,388 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 425.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,691 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,265 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 923.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,122 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,198 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1,220 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,034 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,524 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,219 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 5,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,769 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,331 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 12,220 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,480 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,740 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 12,804 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,176 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,627 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,068 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6,982 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 742.41 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,617 kilowatt-hours per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8,595 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,486 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6,656 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,592 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,064 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production per person, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- Bulgaria, at 5,108 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production per person between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 1,616 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for coal production per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 21st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.