Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria stood at 19.6%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria peaked at 22.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1986.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12.4% | — |
| 1986 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 15.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Bulgaria was 19.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1986.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.