Coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption rose 14.6% to 0.005% in Bulgaria in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 0.010% in 1982 and an all time low of 0.004% in 2013. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Greece amounted to 0.006%, 0.003% in Romania, 0.005% in Serbia and 0.012% in Turkey in 2015.
Bulgaria has been ranked 22nd within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of coal consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Coal Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Albania | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 0.002% | 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.005% | 0.004% | 0.004% | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 0.010% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.008% | 0.007% | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | % | 0.002% | 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.001% | 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Macedonia | % | 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Moldova | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | % | 0.005% | 0.004% | 0.005% | 0.004% | 0.003% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.005% | |||||
Turkey | % | 0.015% | 0.013% | 0.013% | 0.013% | 0.010% | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | % | 0.008% | 0.009% | 0.009% | 0.008% | 0.008% |