Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
33.5%
in 2025
Ukraine
27.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
12th
Ukraine rank
15th
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 33.5% against 27.8% in Ukraine, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 80 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 6.6% | 6.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 11.9% | 7.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 17.1% | 8.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 23.2% | 3.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 28.7% | 3.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Bulgaria, at 33.5% against 27.8% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 5.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th and Ukraine ranks 15th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.