Brazil vs Bulgaria: Net energy embedded in traded goods
Brazil
-129.38 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Bulgaria
-58.08 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Brazil rank
36th
Bulgaria rank
34th
Net energy embedded in traded goods over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -58.08 terawatt-hours against -129.38 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 71.3 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Bulgaria ranks 34th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2 terawatt-hours | -69.74 terawatt-hours | 81.94 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | -163.13 terawatt-hours | -22.56 terawatt-hours | 140.57 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | -0.7325 terawatt-hours | -41.73 terawatt-hours | 41 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | -129.38 terawatt-hours | -58.08 terawatt-hours | 71.31 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net energy embedded in traded goods, Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at -58.08 terawatt-hours against -129.38 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in net energy embedded in traded goods between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 71.3 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for net energy embedded in traded goods?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Bulgaria ranks 34th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Net energy embedded in traded goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. Measured in terawatt-hours.