Bulgaria vs Estonia: Energy intensity
Bulgaria
1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Estonia
1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
29th
Estonia rank
32nd
Energy intensity over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Estonia ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.82 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 4.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5925 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Estonia |
| 1990s | 3.77 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1626 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.62 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4804 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4047 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1049 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.1 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for energy intensity?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Estonia ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.