Hydro share of electricity in Bulgaria in 2023 — 7.78%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.32 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.78 | +0.19 pp |
| 2022 | 7.59 | −3.06 pp |
| 2021 | 10.65 | +2.51 pp |
| 2020 | 8.15 | +0.51 pp |
| 2019 | 7.64 | −3.94 pp |
| 2018 | 11.58 | +3.92 pp |
| 2017 | 7.66 | −2.43 pp |
| 2016 | 10.09 | −2.4 pp |
| 2015 | 12.49 | +1.62 pp |
| 2014 | 10.87 | −0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 10.94 | +2.54 pp |
| 2012 | 8.41 | +1.14 pp |
| 2011 | 7.27 | −4.94 pp |
| 2010 | 12.2 | +2.77 pp |
| 2009 | 9.43 | +2.16 pp |
| 2008 | 7.28 | −0.19 pp |
| 2007 | 7.47 | −2.52 pp |
| 2006 | 9.99 | −0.67 pp |
| 2005 | 10.66 | +2.58 pp |
| 2004 | 8.08 | +0.33 pp |
| 2003 | 7.75 | +1.41 pp |
| 2002 | 6.34 | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 4.94 | −2.27 pp |
| 2000 | 7.21 | −0.59 pp |
| 1999 | 7.8 | −0.18 pp |
| 1998 | 7.97 | +1.11 pp |
| 1997 | 6.86 | +0.03 pp |
| 1996 | 6.83 | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 5.54 | +1.69 pp |
| 1994 | 3.85 | −1.26 pp |
| 1993 | 5.11 | −0.68 pp |
| 1992 | 5.79 | −0.18 pp |
| 1991 | 5.97 | +1.52 pp |
| 1990 | 4.46 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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