Bulgaria vs Iraq: Primary energy from hydropower
Bulgaria
2.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
2.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Iraq rank
52nd
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Bulgaria
- Iraq
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.78 terawatt-hours against 2.46 terawatt-hours in Iraq, a difference of 0.32 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 52nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 0.1078 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 0.4488 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 5.44 terawatt-hours | 3.19 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.01 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 0.6427 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 0.4344 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Bulgaria or Iraq?
- Bulgaria, at 2.78 terawatt-hours against 2.46 terawatt-hours in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Bulgaria and Iraq?
- 0.32 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iraq?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Iraq rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 52nd 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 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.