Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 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. Measured in %.
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 69th of 206 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 fuels and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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
- 69 Brazil 98.0% compare
- 69 Poland 98.0% compare
- 69 Republic of Moldova 98.0% compare
- 69 Saint Lucia 98.0% compare
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.0% compare
- 69 Slovenia 98.0% compare
- 69 Türkiye 98.0% compare
- 69 Republic of Moldova 98.0% compare
- 69 Türkiye 98.0% 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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.3% (2024)
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 69th out of 206 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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