Bulgaria vs Greece: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
28,804 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greece
28,698 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
64th
Greece rank
65th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,698 kilowatt-hours per person in Greece, a difference of 106 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Greece ranks 65th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,193 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 29,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,536 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 37,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,683 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,193 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 30,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,417 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,524 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 28,934 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,208 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,274 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 29,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 842.04 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 29,651 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,276 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,698 kilowatt-hours per person in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 106 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Greece ranks 65th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 person.