Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Bulgaria or United States of America?

Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs United States of America: Electricity production from oil sources

Bulgaria

0.7%

in 2023

United States of America

0.7%

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

147th

United States of America rank

149th

Electricity production from oil sources over time

Bulgaria
United States of America

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 149th of 210 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	United States of America
2000s	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	United States of America
2010s	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	United States of America
2020s	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Bulgaria or United States of America?: Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Bulgaria and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: Bulgaria ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 149th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,945 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.