Bulgaria vs Israel: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
28,804 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Israel
30,135 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
64th
Israel rank
62nd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 30,135 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,331 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Israel ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Israel ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,401 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,802 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 29,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,006 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 37,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,862 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,014 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 30,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,588 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,647 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 28,934 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,460 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,526 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 29,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,577 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,313 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 29,651 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,410 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,759 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
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 Israel?
- Israel, at 30,135 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 Israel?
- 1,331 kilowatt-hours per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Israel ranks 62nd 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.