Bulgaria vs Portugal: Total electricity output
Bulgaria
48,742 GWh
in 2015
Portugal
51,281 GWh
in 2015
Bulgaria rank
55th
Portugal rank
53rd
Total electricity output over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 51,281 GWh against 48,742 GWh in Bulgaria, a difference of 2,539 GWh.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 228 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,137 GWh | 33,353 GWh | 6,784 GWh | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 42,948 GWh | 46,316 GWh | 3,368 GWh | Portugal |
| 2010s | 46,893 GWh | 50,822 GWh | 3,929 GWh | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 51,281 GWh against 48,742 GWh in Bulgaria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 2,539 GWh, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for total electricity output?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants