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
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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

Indicator
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

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.