Bulgaria vs Poland: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
28,804 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
28,575 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
64th
Poland rank
66th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,575 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 229 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Poland ranks 66th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,690 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 29,266 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,969 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 37,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,323 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,448 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 30,941 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,497 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,444 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 28,934 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,616 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,318 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 29,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 384.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 29,651 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,922 kilowatt-hours per person | 729.23 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 Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 28,804 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,575 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 229 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Poland ranks 66th 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.