Bulgaria vs Greece: Share of primary energy from renewables
Bulgaria
9.5%
in 2025
Greece
10.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
36th
Greece rank
34th
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 10.4% against 9.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Greece ranks 34th of 79 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.1% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 1.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 10.4% against 9.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.9%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Greece ranks 34th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.