Bulgaria vs Estonia: Renewable energy
Bulgaria
5.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia
3.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Estonia rank
40th
Renewable energy over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.43 terawatt-hours against 3.72 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 1.71 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Estonia ranks 40th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0133 terawatt-hours | 0.0133 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 0.1879 terawatt-hours | 0.1809 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2020s | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 4.61 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 5.43 terawatt-hours against 3.72 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 1.71 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for renewable energy?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Estonia ranks 40th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.