Bulgaria vs Colombia: Global primary energy use by source
Bulgaria
5.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia
6.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Colombia rank
35th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Bulgaria
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.3 terawatt-hours against 5.43 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Colombia ranks 35th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3045 terawatt-hours | 0.3045 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.76 terawatt-hours | 0.76 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 5.14 terawatt-hours | 3.66 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 5.84 terawatt-hours | 0.1776 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Bulgaria or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 6.3 terawatt-hours against 5.43 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 0.87 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Colombia ranks 35th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.