Bulgaria vs Russia: Per capita daily coal consumption

Bulgaria
0.013 short tons per capita per day
in 2018
Russia
0.0091 short tons per capita per day
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
6th
Russia rank
8th

Per capita daily coal consumption over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Russia
0.0050.0070.010.0130.015198019992019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.013 short tons per capita per day against 0.0091 short tons per capita per day in Russia, a difference of 0.0039 short tons per capita per day.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Russia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 6th and Russia ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0106 short tons per capita per day 0.0052 short tons per capita per day 0.0054 short tons per capita per day Bulgaria
2000s 0.0105 short tons per capita per day 0.0056 short tons per capita per day 0.0049 short tons per capita per day Bulgaria
2010s 0.0136 short tons per capita per day 0.0075 short tons per capita per day 0.006 short tons per capita per day Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily coal consumption, Bulgaria or Russia?
Bulgaria, at 0.013 short tons per capita per day against 0.0091 short tons per capita per day in Russia as of 2018.
What is the difference in per capita daily coal consumption between Bulgaria and Russia?
0.0039 short tons per capita per day, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for per capita daily coal consumption?
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Russia ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily coal consumption (short tons per capita per day)
Unit
short tons per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,302 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.