Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 11.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bulgaria, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.5% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 475.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bulgaria peaked at 11.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | -0.4% | — |
| 1998 | -0.5% | +28.6% |
| 1999 | -0.6% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +420.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +331.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +147.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +182.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +88.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +171.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +117.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +50.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.6% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 1.6% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bulgaria?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Bulgaria was 11.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 475.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.