Bulgaria vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Bulgaria
-0.9%
in 2025
South Korea
-0.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
48th
South Korea rank
45th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Bulgaria
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.7% against -0.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was South Korea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 48th and South Korea ranks 45th of 76 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 1,006.7% | 1,002.8% | South Korea |
| 1990s | -5.5% | 21.0% | 26.4% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -1.5% | 7.4% | 8.9% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 5.2% | 3.3% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Bulgaria or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -0.7% against -0.9% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th and South Korea ranks 45th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.