Bulgaria vs Greece: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
71st
Greece rank
69th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
0.0010.0020.003196519942023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 71st and Greece ranks 69th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 0.0023 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 0.0031 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Greece
2000s 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Greece
2010s 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Greece
2020s 0.0019 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0018 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 71st and Greece ranks 69th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.