Bulgaria vs France: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Bulgaria
0.0968 terawatt-hours
in 2024
France
0.1487 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
94th
France rank
91st
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Bulgaria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.1487 terawatt-hours against 0.0968 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0519 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and France ranks 91st of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and France in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1960s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 52.98 terawatt-hours | 51.3 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 79.16 terawatt-hours | 77.37 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 0.8961 terawatt-hours | 58.58 terawatt-hours | 57.68 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 0.3782 terawatt-hours | 32.1 terawatt-hours | 31.72 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 4.62 terawatt-hours | 14.61 terawatt-hours | 9.99 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 2.54 terawatt-hours | 0.8832 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 0.2952 terawatt-hours | 0.2149 terawatt-hours | 0.0803 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Bulgaria or France?
- France, at 0.1487 terawatt-hours against 0.0968 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Bulgaria and France?
- 0.0519 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and France ranks 91st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.