Bulgaria vs IDA blend: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Bulgaria
- IDA blend
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.1% against 10.2% in IDA blend, a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.9 times IDA blend's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 30th of 210 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 6.0% | 39.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 3.1% | 42.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 4.4% | 40.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 10.4% | 25.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Bulgaria or IDA blend?
- Bulgaria, at 29.1% against 10.2% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Bulgaria and IDA blend?
- 18.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and IDA blend?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and IDA blend rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.