Bulgaria vs Czechia: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Bulgaria
24.0%
in 2025
Czechia
23.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
7th
Czechia rank
8th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 24.0% against 23.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Czechia ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 2.1% | 8.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 7.9% | 10.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 13.6% | 10.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 17.7% | 4.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 21.2% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Bulgaria or Czechia?
- Bulgaria, at 24.0% against 23.1% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 0.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Czechia ranks 8th of 216 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 Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and 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.