Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Electricity generation from solar
Bulgaria
6.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
5.08 terawatt-hours
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
34th
Ukraine rank
37th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.89 terawatt-hours against 5.08 terawatt-hours in Ukraine, a difference of 1.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 0.709 terawatt-hours | 0.338 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 5.65 terawatt-hours | 3.97 terawatt-hours | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Bulgaria, at 6.89 terawatt-hours against 5.08 terawatt-hours in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 1.81 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.