Bulgaria vs Romania: Electricity generation from nuclear
Bulgaria
14.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
10.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Romania rank
26th
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 14.85 terawatt-hours against 10.2 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 4.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 26th of 208 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 2.64 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.64 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 11.93 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 11.93 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 15.45 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 13.72 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.59 terawatt-hours | 6.88 terawatt-hours | 10.71 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.68 terawatt-hours | 11.52 terawatt-hours | 4.15 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 16.06 terawatt-hours | 11.02 terawatt-hours | 5.04 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 14.85 terawatt-hours against 10.2 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 4.65 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 26th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from nuclear. 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.