Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Primary energy from solar
Bulgaria
6.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
6.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
35th
Ukraine rank
37th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.83 terawatt-hours against 6.03 terawatt-hours in Ukraine, a difference of 0.8 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.7092 terawatt-hours | 0.3384 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.48 terawatt-hours | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Bulgaria, at 6.83 terawatt-hours against 6.03 terawatt-hours in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 0.8 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Ukraine ranks 37th 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.