Bulgaria vs Spain: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Bulgaria
9,659 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
7,710 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
16th
Spain rank
19th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 9,659 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 1,949 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 774.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 554 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 1,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 208.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 4,372 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,879 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,492 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5,858 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 809.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7,286 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,749 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,341 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9,570 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,302 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
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 Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 9,659 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 1,949 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th 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) β 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.