Bulgaria vs Montenegro: Share of electricity generation from coal
Bulgaria
22.5%
in 2025
Montenegro
24.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Montenegro rank
30th
Share of electricity generation from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 24.4% against 22.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Montenegro ranks 30th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 37.3% | 10.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.7% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 39.5% | 8.2% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from coal, Bulgaria or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 24.4% against 22.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from coal between Bulgaria and Montenegro?
- 1.9%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Montenegro?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Montenegro rank globally for share of electricity generation from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Montenegro ranks 30th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.