Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
19.15 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Türkiye
19.92 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
45th
Türkiye rank
43rd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 19.92 kilowatt-hours per person against 19.15 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.77 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Türkiye ranks 43rd of 76 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 25.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 21.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 21.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 20.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.47 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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 19.92 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 Türkiye?
- 0.77 kilowatt-hours per person, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th and Türkiye ranks 43rd 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.