Bulgaria vs Portugal: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
Bulgaria
28.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Portugal
30.4 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
35th
Portugal rank
34th
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30.4 kilowatt-hours against 28.3 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.1 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 43 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.02 kilowatt-hours | 30.58 kilowatt-hours | 8.56 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 26.61 kilowatt-hours | 35.04 kilowatt-hours | 8.43 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 24.66 kilowatt-hours | 27.49 kilowatt-hours | 2.83 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28.3 kilowatt-hours | 30.4 kilowatt-hours | 2.1 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30.4 kilowatt-hours against 28.3 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 2.1 kilowatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.