Renewable energy share in Bulgaria
Renewable sources provided 22.7% of gross final energy consumption in Bulgaria in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Bulgaria, 2025
22.7%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
26.2%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Position in 2025
18th of 30
Renewable energy share in Bulgaria over time
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% of gross final energy consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.7%p (provisional) | 26.2%p (provisional) |
| 2024 | 23.2% | 25.2% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | 24.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | 23.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | 21.9% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | 22.0% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | 19.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | 18.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | 17.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | 16.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | 16.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | 14.5% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | 13.9% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | 11.7% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | 10.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | 9.6% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 23.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.3%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.2%.
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Energy import dependency
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Renewable energy share
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2021 · World Bank
Electricity price for households
€0.1341 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.0654 per kWh
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Primary energy consumption
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