Bulgaria vs India: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Bulgaria
1.4%
in 2025
India
1.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
India rank
34th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Bulgaria
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and India ranks 34th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | India |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 4.5% | 3.5% | India |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 3.7% | 2.8% | India |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.9% | India |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | India |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Bulgaria or India?
- India, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Bulgaria and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and India rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and India ranks 34th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. 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.