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Electricity demand in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Electricity demand was 36.53 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
36.53 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 214 countries
All-time high
45.69 terawatt-hours
in 1990
All-time low
35.48 terawatt-hours
in 2004
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity demand in Bulgaria, 1990–2025

010203040501990200720251990: 45.7 terawatt-hours1991: 42.8 terawatt-hours1992: 38.1 terawatt-hours1993: 38 terawatt-hours1994: 37.9 terawatt-hours1995: 41.5 terawatt-hours1996: 42.2 terawatt-hours1997: 39 terawatt-hours1998: 37.8 terawatt-hours1999: 36 terawatt-hours2000: 36 terawatt-hours2001: 36.5 terawatt-hours2002: 35.8 terawatt-hours2003: 36.8 terawatt-hours2004: 35.5 terawatt-hours2005: 36.3 terawatt-hours2006: 37.7 terawatt-hours2007: 38.4 terawatt-hours2008: 39.1 terawatt-hours2009: 37.2 terawatt-hours2010: 37.5 terawatt-hours2011: 39.3 terawatt-hours2012: 38.1 terawatt-hours2013: 36.8 terawatt-hours2014: 37.5 terawatt-hours2015: 38.1 terawatt-hours2016: 38.2 terawatt-hours2017: 39.4 terawatt-hours2018: 38.7 terawatt-hours2019: 37.9 terawatt-hours2020: 36.7 terawatt-hours2021: 38.4 terawatt-hours2022: 38.1 terawatt-hours2023: 36.8 terawatt-hours2024: 37.3 terawatt-hours2025: 36.5 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand in Bulgaria is 36.53 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Bulgaria peaked at 45.69 terawatt-hours in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.48 terawatt-hours, in 2004.

Bulgaria ranks 68th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.9 terawatt-hours 35.97 terawatt-hours 45.69 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 36.93 terawatt-hours 35.48 terawatt-hours 39.15 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 38.15 terawatt-hours 36.84 terawatt-hours 39.36 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 37.31 terawatt-hours 36.53 terawatt-hours 38.44 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 66 Serbia 37.4 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 67 Ecuador 36.64 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 69 Libya 34.59 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 70 Ethiopia 31.02 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 71 Paraguay 29.65 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Bulgaria?
Electricity demand in Bulgaria was 36.53 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 45.69 terawatt-hours in 1990.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 35.48 terawatt-hours in 2004.
How does Bulgaria rank for electricity demand?
Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.