Bulgaria vs Hungary: Global primary energy use by source
Bulgaria
5.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary
6.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Hungary rank
34th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 6.88 terawatt-hours against 5.43 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Hungary ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Hungary ranks 34th of 79 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1379 terawatt-hours | 0.1379 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 2.97 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 6.3 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
| 2020s | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | 0.2407 terawatt-hours | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 6.88 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 Hungary?
- 1.45 terawatt-hours, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Hungary ranks 34th 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.