Bulgaria vs Ireland: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
28,804 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland
29,806 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
64th
Ireland rank
63rd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,002 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Ireland ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,180 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,580 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 29,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,182 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 37,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,743 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,133 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 30,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,720 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,779 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 28,934 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,005 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,071 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 29,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,745 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 29,651 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,156 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,505 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 1,002 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Ireland ranks 63rd of 218 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 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.