Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
18.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
19.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Ukraine rank
49th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 19.97 terawatt-hours against 18.39 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 49th of 77 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 10.6 terawatt-hours | 8.13 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 11.18 terawatt-hours | 8.93 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3.07 terawatt-hours | 11.52 terawatt-hours | 8.45 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 9.11 terawatt-hours | 12.08 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 16.32 terawatt-hours | 20.95 terawatt-hours | 4.63 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 19.97 terawatt-hours against 18.39 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 1.58 terawatt-hours, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 49th 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.