Bulgaria vs Faroe Islands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Bulgaria
4,066 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Faroe Islands
4,202 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Faroe Islands rank
23rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Bulgaria
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 4,202 kilowatt-hours against 4,066 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 136 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Faroe Islands ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,670 kilowatt-hours | 2,052 kilowatt-hours | 617.45 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3,126 kilowatt-hours | 2,812 kilowatt-hours | 314.34 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3,763 kilowatt-hours | 3,625 kilowatt-hours | 137.44 kilowatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Bulgaria or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 4,202 kilowatt-hours against 4,066 kilowatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Bulgaria and Faroe Islands?
- 136 kilowatt-hours, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Faroe Islands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Faroe Islands rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Faroe Islands ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.