Electricity demand per person in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electricity demand per person was 5,440 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5,440 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Bulgaria peaked at 5,589 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,457 kilowatt-hours, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 60th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,745 kilowatt-hours | 4,457 kilowatt-hours | 5,179 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,782 kilowatt-hours | 4,496 kilowatt-hours | 5,195 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,301 kilowatt-hours | 5,039 kilowatt-hours | 5,563 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,473 kilowatt-hours | 5,297 kilowatt-hours | 5,589 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 15.6% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 7.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 46.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Bulgaria?
- Electricity demand per person in Bulgaria was 5,440 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,589 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,457 kilowatt-hours in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electricity demand per person?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.