Belgium vs Bulgaria: Primary energy use by source
Belgium
33.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria
39.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
33rd
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Primary energy use by source over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.26 terawatt-hours against 33.54 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 5.72 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 33rd and Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206.53 terawatt-hours | 77.97 terawatt-hours | 128.56 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1970s | 129.54 terawatt-hours | 95 terawatt-hours | 34.54 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1980s | 116.48 terawatt-hours | 113.43 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 102.08 terawatt-hours | 91.26 terawatt-hours | 10.82 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2000s | 64.14 terawatt-hours | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 17.6 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 38.73 terawatt-hours | 73.37 terawatt-hours | 34.63 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 30.46 terawatt-hours | 49.93 terawatt-hours | 19.48 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 39.26 terawatt-hours against 33.54 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 5.72 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Belgium ranks 33rd and Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 78 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 use by source. 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.