BG · 2016 · nrg_ind_ren
Share of energy from renewable sources
Bulgaria, 2016
Share of energy from renewable sources
18.8%
Bulgaria, 2016
▲ 2.7% vs 2015 (18.3%)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's share of energy from renewable sources increased by 2.7% compared to 2015, reaching 18.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.0%.
Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 32.6% (from 14.2% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
104.3%
EU-27: 18.0%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · nrg_ind_ren