Electricity generation from coal in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electricity generation from coal was 8.55 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.55 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 211 countries
All-time high
27.53 terawatt-hours
in 2011
All-time low
8.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from coal in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 8.55 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Bulgaria peaked at 27.53 terawatt-hours in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.55 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 34th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.98 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 20.78 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 17.81 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 17.16 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 16.89 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 17.33 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 17.16 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 18.89 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 16.27 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 16.94 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 19.5 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 17.18 terawatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 19.24 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 18.9 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 18.46 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.09 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 22.37 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 23.18 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 21.1 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 22.61 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 27.53 terawatt-hours | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 22.87 terawatt-hours | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 19.39 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 21.31 terawatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 22.53 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.37 terawatt-hours | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 20.92 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 18.66 terawatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 17.2 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 13.51 terawatt-hours | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 17.09 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 21.79 terawatt-hours | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 11.73 terawatt-hours | -46.2% |
| 2024 | 8.76 terawatt-hours | -25.3% |
| 2025 | 8.55 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8.55 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours, 25.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.16 terawatt-hours | 16.27 terawatt-hours | 20.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6 terawatt-hours | 16.94 terawatt-hours | 23.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.24 terawatt-hours | 17.2 terawatt-hours | 27.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.57 terawatt-hours | 8.55 terawatt-hours | 21.79 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 31 Cambodia 10.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 32 Netherlands 9.55 terawatt-hours compare
- 33 North Korea 9.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 35 Mongolia 8.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 terawatt-hours compare
- 37 Romania 6.68 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal in Bulgaria?
- Electricity generation from coal in Bulgaria was 8.55 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.53 terawatt-hours in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.