Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 27.3 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bulgaria is 27.3 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bulgaria peaked at 27.3 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.45 terawatt-hours, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7 terawatt-hours | 13.45 terawatt-hours | 20.97 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.64 terawatt-hours | 17.52 terawatt-hours | 23.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.48 terawatt-hours | 20.2 terawatt-hours | 25.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.29 terawatt-hours | 24.1 terawatt-hours | 27.3 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 6.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 4.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 74.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.68 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.98 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.68 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.68 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bulgaria?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Bulgaria was 27.3 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.45 terawatt-hours in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.