Bulgaria vs Czechia: Primary energy from hydropower
Bulgaria
2.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
52nd
Czechia rank
55th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.78 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Czechia, a difference of 1.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.7 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Czechia ranks 55th of 80 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | 0.0559 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.9791 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 0.7242 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.01 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 0.8917 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 1.93 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 2.22 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Bulgaria or Czechia?
- Bulgaria, at 2.78 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 1.18 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Czechia ranks 55th of 80 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 Primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.