Oil production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Oil production was 0.6306 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6306 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 220 countries
All-time high
5.8 terawatt-hours
in 1967
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Oil production in Bulgaria, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.6306 terawatt-hours for oil production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production in Bulgaria peaked at 5.8 terawatt-hours in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Bulgaria ranks 87th of 220 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.
Oil production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1948 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1949 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1951 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1952 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1953 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1954 | 0.0582 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1955 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | +2900.0% |
| 1956 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +64.7% |
| 1957 | 3.31 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1958 | 2.58 terawatt-hours | -22.1% |
| 1959 | 2.23 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 1960 | 2.33 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 2.01 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 2.66 terawatt-hours | +43.1% |
| 1966 | 4.7 terawatt-hours | +76.4% |
| 1967 | 5.8 terawatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 5.52 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | -31.6% |
| 1970 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 3.55 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 2.88 terawatt-hours | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 2.86 terawatt-hours | +90.7% |
| 1979 | 3.02 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | +49.6% |
| 1986 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | -33.2% |
| 1989 | 3.14 terawatt-hours | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -80.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5031 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5045 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5031 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5031 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3144 terawatt-hours | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3153 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3144 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6306 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4415 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +2900.0% | 0.0582 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours |
| 1980 | -100.0% | 3.02 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 0.3144 terawatt-hours | 0.6289 terawatt-hours |
| 1978 | +90.7% | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 2.86 terawatt-hours |
| 1990 | -80.0% | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 0.6289 terawatt-hours |
| 1966 | +76.4% | 2.66 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 5.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5474 terawatt-hours | 0.3144 terawatt-hours | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5664 terawatt-hours | 0.3144 terawatt-hours | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6292 terawatt-hours | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6296 terawatt-hours | 0.6289 terawatt-hours | 0.6306 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 per person, by fuel 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production in Bulgaria?
- Oil production in Bulgaria was 0.6306 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 terawatt-hours in 1967.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Bulgaria rank for oil production?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.