Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
18.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
19.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.77 terawatt-hours against 18.39 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.38 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saudi Arabia | 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 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.07 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 3.07 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.11 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 9.05 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 16.32 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 9.74 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 19.77 terawatt-hours against 18.39 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.38 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd 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 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.