Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel was 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
14.32 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
90th
of 219 countries
All-time high
4,255 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2005
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria peaked at 4,255 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
Bulgaria ranks 90th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1952 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1953 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1954 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1955 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1956 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1957 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1958 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1959 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1960 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1965 | 96.6 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 143.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.3% |
| 1967 | 429.69 kilowatt-hours per person | +199.9% |
| 1968 | 656.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +52.7% |
| 1969 | 675.58 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 605.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 415.68 kilowatt-hours per person | -31.4% |
| 1972 | 278.33 kilowatt-hours per person | -33.0% |
| 1973 | 279.4 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 225.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 13.69 kilowatt-hours per person | -93.9% |
| 1976 | 45.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +235.0% |
| 1977 | 12.33 kilowatt-hours per person | -73.1% |
| 1978 | 39.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +219.7% |
| 1979 | 168.51 kilowatt-hours per person | +327.6% |
| 1980 | 140.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 130.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 93.12 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 108.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 92.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 123.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 154.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 135.47 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 12.3 kilowatt-hours per person | -90.9% |
| 1989 | 12.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 10.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 47.88 kilowatt-hours per person | +342.2% |
| 1993 | 84.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +76.9% |
| 1994 | 73.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 61.38 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 49.39 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 49.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 37.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 25.58 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 25.41 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 25.64 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 26.57 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 26.77 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 445.62 kilowatt-hours per person | +1564.9% |
| 2005 | 4,255 kilowatt-hours per person | +854.9% |
| 2006 | 632.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -85.1% |
| 2007 | 403.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 151.38 kilowatt-hours per person | -62.5% |
| 2009 | 13.85 kilowatt-hours per person | -90.9% |
| 2010 | 70.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +407.9% |
| 2011 | 496.24 kilowatt-hours per person | +605.5% |
| 2012 | 544.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 400.42 kilowatt-hours per person | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 260.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 152.13 kilowatt-hours per person | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 136.53 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 118.31 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 49.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -58.6% |
| 2019 | 58.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 98.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +69.3% |
| 2021 | 55.04 kilowatt-hours per person | -44.1% |
| 2022 | 29.74 kilowatt-hours per person | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 16.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person, 54% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1564.9% | 26.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 445.62 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2005 | +854.9% | 445.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,255 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2011 | +605.5% | 70.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 496.24 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2010 | +407.9% | 13.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 70.34 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1992 | +342.2% | 10.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.88 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1979 | +327.6% | 39.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 168.51 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 200.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 675.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 208.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 605.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 154.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 84.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 600.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,255 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 49.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 544.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 98.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 87 Tajikistan, Republic of 18.46 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 88 Slovenia 17.49 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 89 Senegal 17.44 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 91 Belgium 13.75 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 92 Morocco 12.09 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 93 Niger 10.72 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 8.7% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 15.4% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0968 terawatt-hours (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria?
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Bulgaria was 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,255 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.