Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 193 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2022
All-time low
74.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 742001: 762002: 782003: 802004: 822005: 832006: 842007: 852008: 852009: 862010: 862011: 872012: 882013: 882014: 892015: 902016: 912017: 922018: 932019: 942020: 942021: 952022: 962023: 962024: 96

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 96.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Bulgaria peaked at 96.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2000.

That places Bulgaria 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 74.0%
2001 76.0% +2.7%
2002 78.0% +2.6%
2003 80.0% +2.6%
2004 82.0% +2.5%
2005 83.0% +1.2%
2006 84.0% +1.2%
2007 85.0% +1.2%
2008 85.0% +0.0%
2009 86.0% +1.2%
2010 86.0% +0.0%
2011 87.0% +1.2%
2012 88.0% +1.1%
2013 88.0% +0.0%
2014 89.0% +1.1%
2015 90.0% +1.1%
2016 91.0% +1.1%
2017 92.0% +1.1%
2018 93.0% +1.1%
2019 94.0% +1.1%
2020 94.0% +0.0%
2021 95.0% +1.1%
2022 96.0% +1.1%
2023 96.0% +0.0%
2024 96.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.3% 74.0% 86.0% 10
2010s 89.8% 86.0% 94.0% 10
2020s 95.4% 94.0% 96.0% 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 66 Azerbaijan 97.0% compare
  2. 67 Grenada 96.0% compare
  3. 67 Spain 96.0% compare
  4. 70 Croatia 95.0% compare
  5. 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.0% compare

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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 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 193 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 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 5,050 data points, 2000–2024
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