Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan: Primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
18.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kazakhstan
17.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Kazakhstan rank
52nd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 18.39 terawatt-hours against 17.61 terawatt-hours in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.78 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 6 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 7.27 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 3.07 terawatt-hours | 7.93 terawatt-hours | 4.86 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 9.11 terawatt-hours | 9.47 terawatt-hours | 0.3526 terawatt-hours | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 16.32 terawatt-hours | 14.59 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Kazakhstan?
- Bulgaria, at 18.39 terawatt-hours against 17.61 terawatt-hours in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
- 0.78 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Kazakhstan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.