Bulgaria vs Romania: Electricity generation from coal
Bulgaria
8.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
6.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Romania rank
37th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.55 terawatt-hours against 6.68 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 1.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.16 terawatt-hours | 17.83 terawatt-hours | 0.331 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 19.6 terawatt-hours | 22.35 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 21.24 terawatt-hours | 18.31 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 13.57 terawatt-hours | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 4.87 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 8.55 terawatt-hours against 6.68 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1.87 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th 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.