Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from coal
Bulgaria
8.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
9.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Netherlands rank
32nd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 9.55 terawatt-hours against 8.55 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.16 terawatt-hours | 24.18 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 19.6 terawatt-hours | 24.72 terawatt-hours | 5.12 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 21.24 terawatt-hours | 27.51 terawatt-hours | 6.28 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 13.57 terawatt-hours | 10.46 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 9.55 terawatt-hours against 8.55 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 1 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.