Bulgaria vs Russia: Global primary energy use by source
Bulgaria
5.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
5.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Russia rank
36th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.54 terawatt-hours against 5.43 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Russia ranks 36th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 3.39 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 5.56 terawatt-hours | 0.4573 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 Russia?
- Russia, at 5.54 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 Russia?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Russia ranks 36th 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.