Bulgaria vs Thailand: Oil consumption per person

Bulgaria
9,294 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Thailand
8,995 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
99th
Thailand rank
100th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Thailand
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196519952025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 9,294 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,995 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand, a difference of 299 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Thailand ranks 100th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 7,723 kilowatt-hours per person 1,179 kilowatt-hours per person 6,545 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1970s 15,670 kilowatt-hours per person 2,372 kilowatt-hours per person 13,299 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1980s 15,207 kilowatt-hours per person 2,834 kilowatt-hours per person 12,374 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
1990s 8,660 kilowatt-hours per person 6,068 kilowatt-hours per person 2,593 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria
2000s 7,185 kilowatt-hours per person 7,535 kilowatt-hours per person 349.41 kilowatt-hours per person Thailand
2010s 7,149 kilowatt-hours per person 8,553 kilowatt-hours per person 1,404 kilowatt-hours per person Thailand
2020s 8,647 kilowatt-hours per person 8,643 kilowatt-hours per person 4.47 kilowatt-hours per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Bulgaria or Thailand?
Bulgaria, at 9,294 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,995 kilowatt-hours per person in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Bulgaria and Thailand?
299 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Thailand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Thailand rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Thailand ranks 100th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.