Bulgaria vs Hungary: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Bulgaria
24.0%
in 2025
Hungary
19.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
7th
Hungary rank
10th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 24.0% against 19.2% in Hungary, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Hungary ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Hungary ranks 10th of 216 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 14.3% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 14.2% | 9.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.2% | 4.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 18.4% | 5.9% | 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 Hungary?
- Bulgaria, at 24.0% against 19.2% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 4.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Hungary ranks 10th 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.