Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Bulgaria
4.2%
in 2025
Italy
4.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
27th
Italy rank
25th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.4% against 4.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Italy ranks 25th of 110 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 4.4% against 4.2% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th and Italy ranks 25th of 110 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 solar and wind. 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.