Bulgaria vs Israel: Primary energy from renewables

Bulgaria
18.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel
15.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Israel rank
54th

Primary energy from renewables over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Israel
05101520196519952025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 18.39 terawatt-hours against 15.59 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 2.8 terawatt-hours.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Israel 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 Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 1.84 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 1.84 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
1970s 2.62 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 2.62 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
1980s 2.94 terawatt-hours 0.0038 terawatt-hours 2.93 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
1990s 2.25 terawatt-hours 0.0219 terawatt-hours 2.23 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2000s 3.07 terawatt-hours 0.1409 terawatt-hours 2.93 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2010s 9.11 terawatt-hours 1.67 terawatt-hours 7.44 terawatt-hours Bulgaria
2020s 16.32 terawatt-hours 9.4 terawatt-hours 6.92 terawatt-hours Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Israel?
Bulgaria, at 18.39 terawatt-hours against 15.59 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Israel?
2.8 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Israel 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 renewables. 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 renewables
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.