Bulgaria vs Latvia: Electricity generation from gas

Bulgaria
1.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
1.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
85th
Latvia rank
86th

Electricity generation from gas over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
0123199020072025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.85 terawatt-hours against 1.64 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.21 terawatt-hours.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 86th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.65 terawatt-hours 0.989 terawatt-hours 1.66 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2000s 1.92 terawatt-hours 1.63 terawatt-hours 0.288 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2010s 2.09 terawatt-hours 2.73 terawatt-hours 0.641 terawatt-hours Latvia
2020s 2.2 terawatt-hours 1.69 terawatt-hours 0.51 terawatt-hours Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from gas, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Bulgaria, at 1.85 terawatt-hours against 1.64 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from gas between Bulgaria and Latvia?
0.21 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation from gas?
Bulgaria ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 86th of 204 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.