Bulgaria vs Czechia: Primary energy from hydropower

Bulgaria
2.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Czechia rank
54th

Primary energy from hydropower over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Czechia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.78 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Czechia, a difference of 1.18 terawatt-hours.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.7 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Czechia ranks 54th of 77 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Czechia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.84 terawatt-hours 1.78 terawatt-hours 0.0559 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
1970s 2.62 terawatt-hours 1.64 terawatt-hours 0.9791 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
1980s 2.94 terawatt-hours 1.88 terawatt-hours 1.05 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
1990s 2.25 terawatt-hours 1.52 terawatt-hours 0.7242 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2000s 3.01 terawatt-hours 2.12 terawatt-hours 0.8917 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2010s 4.02 terawatt-hours 2.08 terawatt-hours 1.93 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2020s 3.35 terawatt-hours 2.22 terawatt-hours 1.13 terawatt-hours Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Bulgaria or Czechia?
Bulgaria, at 2.78 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Bulgaria and Czechia?
1.18 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Czechia ranks 54th of 77 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 hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.