Bulgaria: Coal production
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| Bulgaria |
Coal production, thousand short tons |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 16,526.71 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | thousand short tons |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 32,670.06 |
| Min - Max | 16,526.71 - 40,926.57 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 16526.71 thousand short tons, a decline from 23115.79 thousand short tons in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 50460.11 thousand short tons, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 1980 to 2024 is 32670.06 thousand short tons. The minimum value, 16526.71 thousand short tons, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 40926.57 thousand short tons was recorded in 2011.
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| Recent values | Bulgaria: Coal production |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,526.71 |
| 2023 | 23,115.79 |
| 2022 | 39,149.66 |
| 2021 | 31,183.54 |
| 2020 | 24,579.84 |
| 2019 | 30,865.39 |
| 2018 | 33,359.18 |
| 2017 | 37,784.26 |
Definition: Total primary coal production (Coal includes anthracite, subanthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, brown coal, and oil shale.)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oil production | 1.00 | 2025 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 55.27 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 12.78 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 14.56 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 4.93 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 2,396.42 | 2023 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 16,526.71 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 16,815.64 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 331.27 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 13.57 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 15.05 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 38.63 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 35.35 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 5.92 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 6.91 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 6.50 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 11.70 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Natural gas production | 0.000 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.100 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biofuels production | 8.02 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biofuels consumption | 3.777 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 0.341 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 0.650 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 7.306 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 3.033 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |