Bulgaria vs Denmark: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
9.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark
8.11 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Denmark rank
17th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 1.55 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 17th of 79 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2209 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0049 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.216 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.005 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.701 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.16 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.74 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.61 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Denmark?
- Bulgaria, at 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 1.55 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 17th 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.