Bulgaria vs Russia: Renewable energy
Bulgaria
5.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
5.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Russia rank
36th
Renewable energy over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.54 terawatt-hours against 5.43 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Russia ranks 36th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 3.39 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 3.28 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 5.56 terawatt-hours | 0.4573 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.54 terawatt-hours against 5.43 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for renewable energy?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Russia ranks 36th of 80 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.