Bulgaria vs Portugal: Primary energy from solar
Bulgaria
6.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
8.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
35th
Portugal rank
32nd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.73 terawatt-hours against 6.83 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.9 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal'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 Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | 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 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0244 terawatt-hours | 0.0241 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.6954 terawatt-hours | 0.3522 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.48 terawatt-hours | 4.74 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.73 terawatt-hours against 6.83 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 1.9 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 80 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. 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.