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Renewable electricity share in Bulgaria

Renewable sources supplied 34.4% of electricity consumption in Bulgaria in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Share of renewable energy in electricity Unit: % of gross electricity consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Bulgaria, 2025 34.4%p (Provisional) % of gross electricity consumption
Change from 2024 +0.6percentage points 2024: 33.8%
European Union, 2025 49.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 45.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable electricity share in Bulgaria over time

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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of renewable energy in electricity (% of gross electricity consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 34.4%p (provisional) 49.9%p (provisional)
2024 33.8% 47.5%
2023 29.7% 45.4%
2022 20.4% 41.2%
2021 21.4% 37.8%
2020 23.6% 37.4%
2019 23.5% 34.1%
2018 22.4% 32.1%
2017 19.0% 31.1%
2016 19.1% 30.2%
2015 19.0% 29.7%
2014 18.7% 28.6%
2013 18.7% 26.8%
2012 15.8% 25.1%
2011 12.6% 23.3%
2010 12.4% 21.3%
2009 10.9% 20.7%
2008 9.5% 18.5%
2007 8.9% 17.6%
2006 8.7% 16.9%
2005 8.7% 16.4%
2004 8.4% 15.9%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 33.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 19.0%, the figure has changed by +15.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.

More for Bulgaria

All statistics for Bulgaria
Renewable energy share 22.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 41.9% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.1341 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.0654 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 16.6 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_ren · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A nrg_bal=REN_ELC unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Bulgaria
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat