Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 59.38 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 59.38 units per square kilometre for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Bulgaria peaked at 78.81 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.38 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 132nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.81 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 78.03 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 77.2 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 76.58 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 76.32 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.98 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.59 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.13 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.63 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.22 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 65.06 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 64.14 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.18 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.05 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.93 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.87 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 63.81 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.71 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 63.67 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.71 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.7 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.7 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.73 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.85 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.49 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.15 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.79 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.48 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.01 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.46 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 60.16 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.82 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.55 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 59.38 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.25 units per square kilometre | 74.22 units per square kilometre | 78.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.01 units per square kilometre | 63.67 units per square kilometre | 65.06 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.34 units per square kilometre | 60.46 units per square kilometre | 63.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.73 units per square kilometre | 59.38 units per square kilometre | 60.16 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Burundi 61.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Eswatini 61.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Panama 58.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Iran, Islamic Republic of 55.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Afghanistan 54.22 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square in Bulgaria?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Bulgaria was 59.38 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.81 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.38 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Bulgaria ranks 132nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.