Gas share of electricity in Bulgaria in 2023 — 4.82%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 113. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.74 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.82 | +0.76 pp |
| 2022 | 4.07 | −2.34 pp |
| 2021 | 6.4 | +0.78 pp |
| 2020 | 5.62 | +0.76 pp |
| 2019 | 4.86 | +0.54 pp |
| 2018 | 4.32 | +0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 4.22 | −0.31 pp |
| 2016 | 4.53 | +0.75 pp |
| 2015 | 3.79 | −0.72 pp |
| 2014 | 4.51 | −0.83 pp |
| 2013 | 5.34 | +0.36 pp |
| 2012 | 4.98 | +0.89 pp |
| 2011 | 4.09 | −0.13 pp |
| 2010 | 4.22 | −0.35 pp |
| 2009 | 4.56 | −0.68 pp |
| 2008 | 5.24 | −0.16 pp |
| 2007 | 5.4 | +0.69 pp |
| 2006 | 4.71 | +0.81 pp |
| 2005 | 3.9 | +0.31 pp |
| 2004 | 3.59 | −0.55 pp |
| 2003 | 4.14 | +0.53 pp |
| 2002 | 3.61 | −0.73 pp |
| 2001 | 4.34 | −0.33 pp |
| 2000 | 4.67 | −0.58 pp |
| 1999 | 5.26 | +0.43 pp |
| 1998 | 4.83 | +0.43 pp |
| 1997 | 4.4 | −2.58 pp |
| 1996 | 6.98 | −0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 7.68 | +0.98 pp |
| 1994 | 6.7 | −1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 8 | +0.23 pp |
| 1992 | 7.77 | +0.71 pp |
| 1991 | 7.06 | −0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 7.57 | — |
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The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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