Bulgaria vs Greece: Electricity generation per person

Bulgaria
5,653 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Greece
5,863 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
50th
Greece rank
47th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 5,863 kilowatt-hours against 5,653 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 210 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Greece ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1980s 4,825 kilowatt-hours 3,041 kilowatt-hours 1,785 kilowatt-hours Bulgaria
1990s 4,765 kilowatt-hours 3,849 kilowatt-hours 916.16 kilowatt-hours Bulgaria
2000s 5,551 kilowatt-hours 5,266 kilowatt-hours 285.35 kilowatt-hours Bulgaria
2010s 6,397 kilowatt-hours 4,965 kilowatt-hours 1,432 kilowatt-hours Bulgaria
2020s 6,207 kilowatt-hours 5,142 kilowatt-hours 1,065 kilowatt-hours Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 5,863 kilowatt-hours against 5,653 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Bulgaria and Greece?
210 kilowatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Greece ranks 47th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.