Brazil vs Bulgaria: Share of primary energy from fossil fuels
Brazil
62.3%
in 2025
Bulgaria
66.5%
in 2025
Brazil rank
69th
Bulgaria rank
66th
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 66.5% against 62.3% in Brazil, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Brazil ranks 69th and Bulgaria ranks 66th of 76 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.0% | 98.7% | 9.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 96.2% | 8.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 88.5% | 10.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 81.0% | 6.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 74.8% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 73.1% | 2.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 67.6% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from fossil fuels, Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 66.5% against 62.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from fossil fuels between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 4.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for share of primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Brazil ranks 69th and Bulgaria ranks 66th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.