Bulgaria vs Czechia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Bulgaria
9,659 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Czechia
11,825 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
16th
Czechia rank
13th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 11,825 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,659 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 2,166 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Czechia ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Czechia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 182.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 163.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,049 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4,372 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,504 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,868 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5,858 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,982 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,876 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7,286 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,309 kilowatt-hours per person | 23.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 7,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,351 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,193 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,623 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Bulgaria or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 11,825 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,659 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 2,166 kilowatt-hours per person, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th and Czechia ranks 13th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Primary energy from low-carbon energy 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 of total energy supply per person.