Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 70th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 98.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 98.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria was 98.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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