Primary energy from solar per person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary energy from solar per person was 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy from solar per person in Bulgaria, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from solar per person in Bulgaria is 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 428.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from solar per person in Bulgaria peaked at 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Bulgaria ranks 14th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0466 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4363 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 146.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2 kilowatt-hours per person | 203.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 513.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 211.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 11 Germany 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 12 Greece 1,051 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 13 Chile 1,050 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Cyprus 977.13 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 16 Estonia 914.61 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 901.71 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 15.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 46.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy from solar per person in Bulgaria?
- Primary energy from solar per person in Bulgaria was 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from solar per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,017 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from solar per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary energy from solar per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from solar per person rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 428.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.