Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.881 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 1 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.881 units per person, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.881 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.886 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.891 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.896 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.901 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.906 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.912 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.917 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.923 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.929 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.935 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.941 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.947 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.953 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.959 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.966 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.973 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.981 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.987 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.992 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.997 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.998 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9042 units per person | 0.881 units per person | 0.929 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9634 units per person | 0.935 units per person | 0.992 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.999 units per person | 0.997 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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- 1 Bahrain 1 units per person compare
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Bulgaria was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.881 units per person in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.