Which has higher installed wind energy capacity, Bulgaria or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 1.26 gigawatts against 0.7043 gigawatts in Bulgaria as of 2024.

What is the difference in installed wind energy capacity between Bulgaria and New Zealand?

0.5557 gigawatts, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Installed wind energy capacity

Bulgaria

0.7043 gigawatts

in 2024

New Zealand

1.26 gigawatts

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

45th

New Zealand rank

42nd

Installed wind energy capacity over time

Bulgaria
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.26 gigawatts against 0.7043 gigawatts in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5557 gigawatts.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.8 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0855 gigawatts	0.2763 gigawatts	0.1908 gigawatts	New Zealand
2010s	0.6586 gigawatts	0.6543 gigawatts	0.0043 gigawatts	Bulgaria
2020s	0.704 gigawatts	0.9724 gigawatts	0.2684 gigawatts	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher installed wind energy capacity, Bulgaria or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1.26 gigawatts against 0.7043 gigawatts in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in installed wind energy capacity between Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 0.5557 gigawatts, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for installed wind energy capacity?: Bulgaria ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Installed wind energy capacity
Unit: gigawatts
Source: IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 156 places, 2,856 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.