Bulgaria vs Norway: Share of primary energy from oil
Bulgaria
32.3%
in 2025
Norway
33.3%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
54th
Norway rank
53rd
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 33.3% against 32.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 54th and Norway ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2% | 53.6% | 10.4% | Norway |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 54.5% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 46.0% | 5.8% | Norway |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 41.3% | 13.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 40.2% | 15.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 38.4% | 14.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 34.1% | 4.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Norway, at 33.3% against 32.3% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 1.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th and Norway ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. 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.