Bulgaria vs Greece: Primary energy from renewables per person

Bulgaria
2,739 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greece
2,974 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Greece rank
31st

Primary energy from renewables per person over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,739 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 235 kilowatt-hours per person.

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

The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Greece ranks 31st of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 220.88 kilowatt-hours per person 175.86 kilowatt-hours per person 45.03 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1970s 301.38 kilowatt-hours per person 274.67 kilowatt-hours per person 26.71 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1980s 328.97 kilowatt-hours per person 288 kilowatt-hours per person 40.97 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1990s 268.85 kilowatt-hours per person 308.43 kilowatt-hours per person 39.58 kilowatt-hours per person Greece
2000s 398.48 kilowatt-hours per person 553.21 kilowatt-hours per person 154.73 kilowatt-hours per person Greece
2010s 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person 1,415 kilowatt-hours per person 141.54 kilowatt-hours per person Greece
2020s 2,396 kilowatt-hours per person 2,608 kilowatt-hours per person 211.93 kilowatt-hours per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,739 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Bulgaria and Greece?
235 kilowatt-hours per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Greece ranks 31st of 79 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 renewables 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 renewables 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
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

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