Bulgaria vs Greece: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Bulgaria
27.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece
28.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
52nd
Greece rank
50th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 28.96 terawatt-hours against 27.3 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 50th of 209 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 14.45 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 20.64 terawatt-hours | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 15.14 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.48 terawatt-hours | 13.11 terawatt-hours | 9.36 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 26.29 terawatt-hours | 23.93 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 28.96 terawatt-hours against 27.3 terawatt-hours in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 1.66 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 50th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.