Coal share of electricity in Bulgaria in 2023 — 29.15%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 87. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 21.11 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.15 | −13.99 pp |
| 2022 | 43.14 | +7.22 pp |
| 2021 | 35.92 | +2.71 pp |
| 2020 | 33.2 | −5.7 pp |
| 2019 | 38.9 | −0.94 pp |
| 2018 | 39.84 | −6.01 pp |
| 2017 | 45.85 | +3.09 pp |
| 2016 | 42.77 | −2.99 pp |
| 2015 | 45.75 | +0.89 pp |
| 2014 | 44.86 | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 44.26 | −4.11 pp |
| 2012 | 48.37 | −5.84 pp |
| 2011 | 54.21 | +5.75 pp |
| 2010 | 48.46 | −0.66 pp |
| 2009 | 49.12 | −2.44 pp |
| 2008 | 51.56 | −0.32 pp |
| 2007 | 51.88 | +9.99 pp |
| 2006 | 41.9 | −0.09 pp |
| 2005 | 41.98 | −3.93 pp |
| 2004 | 45.91 | +0.22 pp |
| 2003 | 45.69 | +4.98 pp |
| 2002 | 40.71 | −4.23 pp |
| 2001 | 44.93 | +2.89 pp |
| 2000 | 42.05 | −1.06 pp |
| 1999 | 43.1 | −1.41 pp |
| 1998 | 44.51 | −0.59 pp |
| 1997 | 45.11 | +4.38 pp |
| 1996 | 40.73 | −1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 42.02 | −2.95 pp |
| 1994 | 44.97 | −0.82 pp |
| 1993 | 45.79 | −4.8 pp |
| 1992 | 50.59 | −0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 51.39 | +1.13 pp |
| 1990 | 50.26 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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