Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Bulgaria

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Bulgaria in 2025 — 28.06%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 20.67 pp.

2025 28.06% −0.82 pp vs 2024
World rank 33of 91
Period maximum 59.56%2011
Period minimum 28.06%2025

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Bulgaria, 2000–202520304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 48.73%2001: 51.2%2002: 46.91%2003: 52.06%2004: 51.74%2005: 47.71%2006: 47.79%2007: 59.08%2008: 57.96%2009: 55.23%2010: 54.26%2011: 59.56%2012: 54.74%2013: 51%2014: 50.43%2015: 50.46%2016: 48.75%2017: 51.64%2018: 45.15%2019: 44.99%2020: 39.97%2021: 43.24%2022: 48.12%2023: 34.61%2024: 28.88%2025: 28.06%
Change over the period: −20.67 pp Annual average: -0.83 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 28.06%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.99%
Eastern Europe computed 59.93%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.06 −0.82 pp
2024 28.88 −5.73 pp
2023 34.61 −13.51 pp
2022 48.12 +4.88 pp
2021 43.24 +3.27 pp
2020 39.97 −5.02 pp
2019 44.99 −0.16 pp
2018 45.15 −6.49 pp
2017 51.64 +2.89 pp
2016 48.75 −1.71 pp
2015 50.46 +0.03 pp
2014 50.43 −0.57 pp
2013 51 −3.74 pp
2012 54.74 −4.82 pp
2011 59.56 +5.3 pp
2010 54.26 −0.97 pp
2009 55.23 −2.73 pp
2008 57.96 −1.12 pp
2007 59.08 +11.29 pp
2006 47.79 +0.08 pp
2005 47.71 −4.03 pp
2004 51.74 −0.32 pp
2003 52.06 +5.15 pp
2002 46.91 −4.29 pp
2001 51.2 +2.47 pp
2000 48.73

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.