Bulgaria vs Croatia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
19.15 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Croatia
20.15 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
45th
Croatia rank
42nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 20.15 kilowatt-hours per person against 19.15 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 1 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Croatia ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 21.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.44 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 21.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 20.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.74 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 20.15 kilowatt-hours per person against 19.15 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 1 kilowatt-hours per person, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th and Croatia ranks 42nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.