Bulgaria Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Bulgaria coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 46.21%, a 0.81% increase from 2014.
- Bulgaria coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 45.40%, a 0.37% increase from 2013.
- Bulgaria coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 45.03%, a 4.09% decline from 2012.
- Bulgaria coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 49.11%, a 5.94% decline from 2011.
| Bulgaria Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
46.21% |
0.81% |
| 2014 |
45.40% |
0.37% |
| 2013 |
45.03% |
-4.09% |
| 2012 |
49.11% |
-5.94% |
| 2011 |
55.05% |
5.92% |
| 2010 |
49.13% |
-0.67% |
| 2009 |
49.79% |
-2.29% |
| 2008 |
52.08% |
-0.23% |
| 2007 |
52.32% |
10.11% |
| 2006 |
42.21% |
-0.15% |
| 2005 |
42.36% |
-3.77% |
| 2004 |
46.12% |
0.14% |
| 2003 |
45.98% |
4.78% |
| 2002 |
41.20% |
-4.18% |
| 2001 |
45.38% |
3.05% |
| 2000 |
42.33% |
-1.03% |
| 1999 |
43.36% |
-1.40% |
| 1998 |
44.76% |
-0.24% |
| 1997 |
45.00% |
4.27% |
| 1996 |
40.73% |
-1.30% |
| 1995 |
42.02% |
-2.95% |
| 1994 |
44.97% |
-0.82% |
| 1993 |
45.79% |
-4.80% |
| 1992 |
50.59% |
-0.80% |
| 1991 |
51.39% |
1.13% |
| 1990 |
50.26% |
12.00% |
| 1989 |
38.26% |
1.68% |
| 1988 |
36.58% |
-7.58% |
| 1987 |
44.17% |
2.06% |
| 1986 |
42.10% |
5.65% |
| 1985 |
36.45% |
-9.11% |
| 1984 |
45.56% |
0.49% |
| 1983 |
45.06% |
-1.97% |
| 1982 |
47.04% |
1.25% |
| 1981 |
45.79% |
-3.36% |
| 1980 |
49.15% |
1.90% |
| 1979 |
47.25% |
1.39% |
| 1978 |
45.87% |
-1.16% |
| 1977 |
47.03% |
-5.73% |
| 1976 |
52.76% |
-12.11% |
| 1975 |
64.87% |
-5.28% |
| 1974 |
70.16% |
-7.12% |
| 1973 |
77.28% |
-4.11% |
| 1972 |
81.39% |
-0.12% |
| 1971 |
81.50% |
-0.12% |
