Bulgaria Coal
Production (2024)#23 World
16,526,713short tons−28.5% YoY
Consumption (2024)#28 World
16,815,645short tons−25.2% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−791.6short tons
Production covers 98.3% of consumption.
The rest is imported.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria holds 2,396,421,940 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#32 in the world), and accounting for about 0.19% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Bulgaria has about 104 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria produced 16,526,713 short tons of coal in 2024 (#23 in the world), a decrease of 28.5% from 23,115,796 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria consumed 16,815,645 short tons of coal in 2024 (#28 in the world), a decrease of 25.2% from 2023. This represents 0.17% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Bulgaria averaged 4,976.7 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 13.63 pounds per day (#14 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria imported 331,274 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈2% of consumption).
- Bulgaria exported 13,574 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈0.08% of production).
- This made Bulgaria a net importer of 317,700 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Bulgaria
- In 2024, Bulgaria produced approximately 45,279 short tons of coal per day and consumed 46,070 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 791.6 short tons.
Bulgaria Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 16,526,713 | −28.5% | 23 | 0.17% | 16,815,645 | −25.2% | 28 | 0.17% | 4,976.7 | 331,274 | 13,574 | 317,700 |
| 2023 | 2,396,421,940 | 32 | 0.19% | 23,115,796 | −41% | 19 | 0.24% | 22,488,690 | −43.2% | 25 | 0.24% | 6,618.4 | 639,778 | 1,203,168 | −563,391 |
| 2022 | 2,396,421,940 | 32 | 0.19% | 39,149,664 | +25.5% | 15 | 0.42% | 39,568,979 | +23.2% | 20 | 0.44% | 11,594 | 934,036 | 550,253 | 383,783 |
| 2021 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.21% | 31,183,543 | +26.9% | 17 | 0.35% | 32,107,671 | +27.3% | 22 | 0.37% | 9,337.4 | 948,786 | 11,640 | 937,146 |
| 2020 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.21% | 24,579,837 | −20.4% | 20 | 0.29% | 25,223,612 | −20.7% | 24 | 0.30% | 7,275.7 | 668,564 | 38,397 | 630,167 |
| 2019 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.21% | 30,865,390 | −7.5% | 18 | 0.35% | 31,812,732 | −7.3% | 22 | 0.37% | 9,121.3 | 629,237 | 61,940 | 567,297 |
| 2018 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.21% | 33,359,185 | −11.7% | 19 | 0.38% | 34,310,501 | −10.1% | 23 | 0.40% | 9,768.5 | 931,444 | 59,381 | 872,063 |
| 2017 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.21% | 37,784,257 | +9.8% | 19 | 0.45% | 38,163,075 | +8.3% | 22 | 0.45% | 10,787 | 1,022,081 | 55,982 | 966,099 |
| 2016 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.21% | 34,426,244 | −12.9% | 21 | 0.42% | 35,234,237 | −13.1% | 22 | 0.42% | 9,886.9 | 867,355 | 46,411 | 820,944 |
| 2015 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.22% | 39,527,734 | +14.7% | 18 | 0.45% | 40,552,883 | +10.4% | 22 | 0.47% | 11,300 | 1,212,127 | 56,190 | 1,155,937 |
| 2014 | 2,608,065,460 | 31 | 0.23% | 34,467,029 | +9.2% | 18 | 0.39% | 36,725,662 | +9.3% | 22 | 0.41% | 10,168 | 1,971,551 | 64,693 | 1,906,858 |
| 2013 | 2,608,065,460 | 24 | 0.24% | 31,549,215 | −14.4% | 20 | 0.35% | 33,597,306 | −13.4% | 22 | 0.37% | 9,249.6 | 1,874,475 | 56,667 | 1,817,808 |
| 2012 | 2,608,065,460 | 24 | 0.25% | 36,846,916 | −10% | 20 | 0.42% | 38,806,824 | −12.3% | 22 | 0.43% | 10,607 | 2,439,641 | 61,122 | 2,378,520 |
| 2011 | 2,608,065,460 | 25 | 0.25% | 40,926,566 | +26.3% | 19 | 0.47% | 44,242,314 | +23.1% | 21 | 0.51% | 11,990 | 2,542,225 | 54,884 | 2,487,341 |
| 2010 | 2,608,065,460 | 24 | 0.26% | 32,413,426 | +8.2% | 20 | 0.40% | 35,936,408 | +8.1% | 22 | 0.44% | 9,663.4 | 2,393,188 | 54,329 | 2,338,859 |
| 2009 | 2,608,065,460 | 24 | 0.26% | 29,967,400 | −5.6% | 20 | 0.39% | 33,252,283 | −9.1% | 23 | 0.43% | 8,881.5 | 2,392,049 | 19,278 | 2,372,771 |
| 2008 | 2,200,210,760 | 25 | 0.22% | 31,734,403 | +1.2% | 21 | 0.42% | 36,584,567 | −1.4% | 24 | 0.48% | 9,709.8 | 2,465,867 | 19,141 | 2,446,726 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 31,364,026 | +10.8% | 21 | 0.43% | 37,122,494 | +12.1% | 23 | 0.50% | 9,786 | 2,932,145 | 19,660 | 2,912,485 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 28,305,116 | +4% | 21 | 0.40% | 33,126,620 | +2.5% | 25 | 0.47% | 8,671.6 | 2,766,798 | 8,235.9 | 2,758,562 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 27,221,545 | −6.8% | 20 | 0.41% | 32,320,832 | −3.8% | 24 | 0.48% | 8,400.4 | 2,810,780 | 6,247.4 | 2,804,533 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 29,194,680 | −3% | 20 | 0.47% | 33,607,227 | −3.7% | 23 | 0.53% | 8,673.5 | 3,171,787 | 2,944.2 | 3,168,843 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 30,091,961 | +4.9% | 20 | 0.52% | 34,901,339 | +10.8% | 23 | 0.60% | 8,944 | 3,219,758 | 2,074.5 | 3,217,684 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 28,679,902 | −2.2% | 20 | 0.53% | 31,491,894 | −8.1% | 23 | 0.58% | 8,011.2 | 2,522,085 | 6,548.8 | 2,515,536 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 29,333,571 | +0.68% | 20 | 0.55% | 34,277,432 | +6.3% | 22 | 0.65% | 8,646.7 | 2,770,105 | 291.4 | 2,769,814 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 29,136,258 | +4.5% | 20 | 0.57% | 32,232,647 | +2% | 22 | 0.62% | 8,057.6 | 2,921,122 | 542.9 | 2,920,579 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 27,886,238 | −16% | 19 | 0.56% | 31,607,637 | −13.9% | 21 | 0.64% | 7,835.8 | 2,470,277 | 0 | 2,470,277 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 33,191,656 | +1.4% | 18 | 0.66% | 36,713,537 | −3.1% | 20 | 0.74% | 9,022.5 | 2,428,389 | 0 | 2,428,389 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 32,747,425 | −5.1% | 19 | 0.65% | 37,889,702 | −0.15% | 21 | 0.77% | 9,222.2 | 4,090,672 | 0 | 4,090,672 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 34,504,508 | +1.5% | 18 | 0.68% | 37,945,919 | +0.06% | 21 | 0.75% | 9,153.1 | 4,092,877 | 0 | 4,092,877 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 33,984,217 | +7.2% | 19 | 0.69% | 37,922,771 | +4% | 21 | 0.77% | 9,075.1 | 4,026,738 | 0 | 4,026,738 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 31,699,129 | −0.95% | 20 | 0.65% | 36,461,108 | −1.9% | 20 | 0.76% | 8,663.8 | 3,704,864 | 0 | 3,704,864 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 32,002,264 | −4.3% | 20 | 0.67% | 37,184,223 | −0.15% | 20 | 0.78% | 8,783.8 | 3,901,717 | 0 | 3,901,717 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 33,426,448 | +6.8% | 18 | 0.68% | 37,239,339 | +2.6% | 19 | 0.78% | 8,701.7 | 3,687,657 | 0 | 3,687,657 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 31,294,581 | −10.4% | 15 | 0.63% | 36,301,273 | −12.9% | 16 | 0.75% | 8,349.2 | 5,950,269 | 0 | 5,950,269 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 34,915,669 | −7.6% | 14 | 0.67% | 41,693,773 | −6.8% | 15 | 0.84% | 9,451.8 | 6,722,989 | 0 | 6,722,989 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 37,807,028 | +0.44% | 13 | 0.72% | 44,714,103 | −0.14% | 15 | 0.88% | 10,007 | 6,613,860 | 0 | 6,613,860 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 37,640,580 | −7.3% | 12 | 0.73% | 44,776,935 | −7.7% | 14 | 0.88% | 9,966.2 | 7,341,385 | 0 | 7,341,385 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 40,585,952 | +4.5% | 12 | 0.80% | 48,531,402 | +4.4% | 15 | 0.99% | 10,813 | 7,297,292 | 0 | 7,297,292 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 38,826,665 | +14.1% | 13 | 0.78% | 46,507,561 | +8.4% | 13 | 0.98% | 10,377 | 7,226,744 | 0 | 7,226,744 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 34,039,333 | −8.2% | 13 | 0.70% | 42,917,338 | −0.86% | 13 | 0.92% | 9,581 | 8,264,018 | 0 | 8,264,018 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 37,099,345 | +3.9% | 12 | 0.80% | 43,289,918 | +0.05% | 13 | 0.96% | 9,670.9 | 7,881,517 | 0 | 7,881,517 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 35,703,821 | +0.54% | 12 | 0.81% | 43,270,077 | +0.15% | 13 | 1.0% | 9,687.3 | 7,829,708 | 0 | 7,829,708 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 35,510,917 | +10.2% | 12 | 0.82% | 43,205,040 | +8% | 13 | 1.0% | 9,695.1 | 7,440,593 | 0 | 7,440,593 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 32,232,647 | −3.2% | 12 | 0.77% | 39,990,704 | −1.2% | 13 | 0.98% | 8,999 | 7,351,629 | 0 | 7,351,629 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 33,304,092 | — | 11 | 0.80% | 40,458,084 | — | 12 | 1.0% | 9,133.2 | 7,257,624 | 0 | 7,257,624 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.