Bulgaria vs Russian Federation: Primary energy from solar and wind
Bulgaria
8.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russian Federation
6.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Russian Federation rank
46th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Bulgaria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.11 terawatt-hours against 6.75 terawatt-hours in Russian Federation, a difference of 1.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Russian Federation ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0435 terawatt-hours | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | 0.038 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.3 terawatt-hours | 0.4236 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.92 terawatt-hours | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Bulgaria or Russian Federation?
- Bulgaria, at 8.11 terawatt-hours against 6.75 terawatt-hours in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 1.36 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Russian Federation rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Russian Federation ranks 46th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.