BG · 2016 · nrg_ind_ren
Share of energy from renewable sources
Bulgaria, 2016
Share of energy from renewable sources
7.2%
Bulgaria, 2016
▲ 11.0% vs 2015 (6.5%)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's share of energy from renewable sources increased by 11.0% compared to 2015, reaching 7.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.2%.
Bulgaria ranks 9th 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 702.1% (from 0.9% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
100.5%
EU-27: 7.2%
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · nrg_ind_ren