Bulgaria vs Germany: Electricity production from coal sources

Bulgaria
29.1%
in 2023
Germany
23.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Germany rank
35th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Germany
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 29.1% against 23.5% in Germany, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 35th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 45.8% 55.5% 9.7% Germany
2000s 45.6% 48.9% 3.3% Germany
2010s 45.3% 41.7% 3.6% Bulgaria
2020s 35.4% 28.4% 7.0% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Bulgaria or Germany?
Bulgaria, at 29.1% against 23.5% in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Bulgaria and Germany?
5.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 35th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.