Belgium vs Bulgaria: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
9.88 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria
9.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
14th
Bulgaria rank
15th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.22 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Bulgaria ranks 15th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0387 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2209 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1822 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4851 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 13.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 14.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 13.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Belgium, at 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person against 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.22 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Bulgaria ranks 15th of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.