Bulgaria vs Latvia: Primary energy from hydropower
Bulgaria
2.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
2.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Latvia rank
48th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.96 terawatt-hours against 2.78 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 48th of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 0.7797 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 1990s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 0.8826 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.01 terawatt-hours | 2.88 terawatt-hours | 0.1282 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 2.83 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | 0.3451 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.96 terawatt-hours against 2.78 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.18 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 48th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.