Bulgaria vs Estonia: Primary energy from solar per person
Bulgaria
1,017 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Estonia
914.61 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
14th
Estonia rank
16th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person against 914.61 kilowatt-hours per person in Estonia, a difference of 102.39 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 14th and Estonia ranks 16th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000s | 0.0466 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0075 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0391 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 146.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 136.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 513.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 519.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person against 914.61 kilowatt-hours per person in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 102.39 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th and Estonia ranks 16th 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 solar 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.