Bulgaria vs Nigeria: Electricity generation
Bulgaria
37.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nigeria
41.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
64th
Nigeria rank
62nd
Electricity generation over time
- Bulgaria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 41.54 terawatt-hours against 37.96 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.87 terawatt-hours | 20.68 terawatt-hours | 22.19 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 46.06 terawatt-hours | 31.82 terawatt-hours | 14.24 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 42.33 terawatt-hours | 39.2 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation, Bulgaria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 41.54 terawatt-hours against 37.96 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation between Bulgaria and Nigeria?
- 3.58 terawatt-hours, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Nigeria rank globally for electricity generation?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.