Belgium vs Bulgaria: Primary energy from nuclear per person

Belgium
6,114 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria
6,920 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
13th
Bulgaria rank
10th

Primary energy from nuclear per person over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
05.0k10.0k15.0k196519952025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6,920 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,114 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 806 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Bulgaria ranks 10th of 217 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 11.64 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 11.64 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium
1970s 1,641 kilowatt-hours per person 911.61 kilowatt-hours per person 729.72 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium
1980s 8,983 kilowatt-hours per person 4,043 kilowatt-hours per person 4,940 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium
1990s 13,150 kilowatt-hours per person 5,589 kilowatt-hours per person 7,561 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium
2000s 13,642 kilowatt-hours per person 6,888 kilowatt-hours per person 6,754 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium
2010s 10,717 kilowatt-hours per person 6,602 kilowatt-hours per person 4,115 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium
2020s 9,391 kilowatt-hours per person 7,174 kilowatt-hours per person 2,217 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 6,920 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,114 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Belgium and Bulgaria?
806 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
Belgium ranks 13th and Bulgaria ranks 10th of 217 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 Primary energy from nuclear 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
Primary energy from nuclear per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,573 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.