Bulgaria vs Romania: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Bulgaria
64.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
62.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Romania rank
44th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 64.86 terawatt-hours against 62.95 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 1.91 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0.3762 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 10.64 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 39.09 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 26.92 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 49.07 terawatt-hours | 20.31 terawatt-hours | 28.76 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 56.36 terawatt-hours | 37.29 terawatt-hours | 19.07 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 56.62 terawatt-hours | 60.62 terawatt-hours | 4 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 65.23 terawatt-hours | 64.97 terawatt-hours | 0.2674 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 64.86 terawatt-hours against 62.95 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 1.91 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 44th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy. 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 of total energy supply.