Austria vs Bulgaria: Share of primary energy from solar
Austria
3.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria
3.5%
in 2025
Austria rank
12th
Bulgaria rank
11th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 12th and Bulgaria ranks 11th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Austria ranks 12th and Bulgaria ranks 11th 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 solar. 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.