Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Fossil fuels
Bulgaria
34.3
in 2025
Zimbabwe
53.58
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Fossil fuels over time
- Bulgaria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 53.58 against 34.3 in Bulgaria, a difference of 19.28.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 11 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6378 | 0.5609 | 0.0769 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 2.02 | 2.7 | 0.6753 | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 5.04 | 5.92 | 0.8788 | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 7.62 | 6.25 | 1.36 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 15.8 | 13.23 | 2.57 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 41.09 | 24.72 | 16.37 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 100.09 | 23.29 | 76.8 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 111.11 | 26.54 | 84.57 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 61.98 | 27.69 | 34.3 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 58.66 | 40.41 | 18.25 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 52.57 | 22.66 | 29.91 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 61.89 | 23.74 | 38.15 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 45.44 | 34.77 | 10.67 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuels, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 53.58 against 34.3 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuels between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 19.28, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for fossil fuels?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.