Australia vs Bulgaria: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Australia
0.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
39th
Bulgaria rank
38th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Australia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Bulgaria ranks 38th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 20.3% | 13.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 5.9% | 2.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -2.2% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -7.5% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.0% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Australia or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Australia and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 39th and Bulgaria ranks 38th of 79 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 oil. 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.