Bulgaria vs Poland: Primary energy from renewables per person
Bulgaria
2,739 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
2,381 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Poland rank
36th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2,739 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,381 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 358 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 36th of 79 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 187.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 301.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 69.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 231.43 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 328.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 69.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 259.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 268.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 55.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 213.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 398.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 240.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 157.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,154 kilowatt-hours per person | 119.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2,396 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,891 kilowatt-hours per person | 504.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 2,739 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,381 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 358 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 36th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.