Argentina vs Bulgaria: Primary energy from solar
Argentina
5.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria
6.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
38th
Bulgaria rank
35th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Argentina
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.83 terawatt-hours against 5.16 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 1.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Argentina ranks 38th and Bulgaria ranks 35th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bulgaria | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.0994 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.9482 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 3.48 terawatt-hours | 0.3276 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Argentina or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 6.83 terawatt-hours against 5.16 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Argentina and Bulgaria?
- 1.67 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bulgaria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Bulgaria rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Argentina ranks 38th and Bulgaria ranks 35th of 80 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. 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.