Fossil electricity share in Bulgaria
Oil, gas and coal produced 29.0% of electricity in Bulgaria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Bulgaria, 2024
29.0%
Change from 2023
−5.6percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
26.5%
Fossil electricity share in Bulgaria over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.0% | – |
| 2023 | 34.7% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.6 percentage points from 34.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 49.8%, the figure has changed by −20.8 percentage points.
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Energy import dependency
41.9%
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Electricity price for households
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