Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Oil consumption by region
Bulgaria
62.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
72.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
69th
Sri Lanka rank
67th
Oil consumption by region over time
- Bulgaria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 72.77 terawatt-hours against 62.41 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 10.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.39 terawatt-hours | 9.84 terawatt-hours | 54.55 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 136.29 terawatt-hours | 17.5 terawatt-hours | 118.79 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 135.85 terawatt-hours | 19.88 terawatt-hours | 115.98 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 73.14 terawatt-hours | 28.26 terawatt-hours | 44.88 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 55.47 terawatt-hours | 48.54 terawatt-hours | 6.93 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 51.36 terawatt-hours | 66.09 terawatt-hours | 14.73 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 58.91 terawatt-hours | 65.67 terawatt-hours | 6.76 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption by region, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 72.77 terawatt-hours against 62.41 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption by region between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 10.36 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for oil consumption by region?
- Bulgaria ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption by region. 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.