BG · 2017 · nrg_ind_ren
Share of energy from renewable sources
Bulgaria, 2017
Share of energy from renewable sources
19.0%
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 0.7% vs 2016 (19.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's share of energy from renewable sources decreased by 0.7% compared to 2016, reaching 19.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 31.1%.
Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 20.3% (from 15.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
61.2%
EU-27: 31.1%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · nrg_ind_ren