Access to electricity in Bulgaria
100.0% of people in Bulgaria had access to electricity in 2024.
Bulgaria, 2024
100.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
100.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
41st of 215
Access to electricity in Bulgaria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | 100.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | 99.9% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | 99.9% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | 99.9% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | 99.8% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | 99.8% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | 99.8% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | 99.8% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | 99.7% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | 99.7% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | 99.6% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | 99.6% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | 99.6% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | 99.6% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | 99.6% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | 99.5% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | 99.5% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | 99.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 95.9%, the figure has changed by +4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 100.0%.
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Renewable energy share
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Renewable energy share
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Renewable electricity share
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Energy import dependency
41.9%
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Electricity price for households
€0.1341 per kWh
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