Bulgaria vs Romania: Primary energy from solar and wind
Bulgaria
8.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
10.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Romania rank
40th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.6 terawatt-hours against 8.11 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.0435 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0416 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 5.87 terawatt-hours | 3.57 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.92 terawatt-hours | 9.35 terawatt-hours | 4.43 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 10.6 terawatt-hours against 8.11 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 2.49 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 40th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.