Access to electricity as a share of population fell 0.300% to 99.7% in Bulgaria in 2020, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, access to electricity as a share of population in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 100% in 2005 and an all time low of 99.7% in 2020. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, access to electricity as a share of population in Greece amounted to 100%, 100% in Romania, 100% in Serbia and 100% in Turkey in 2020.
Bulgaria has been ranked 103rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of access to electricity as a share of population, 47 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Access to Electricity (As % of Population) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Albania | % | 99.9% | 100.0% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 100% | 99.7% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 100% | 100.0% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | 99.1% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Moldova | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | % | 100% | 100% | 99.1% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | 99.7% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |