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Bulgaria Oil

Reserves (2025)#82 World
15,000,000barrels
< 0.01%
of world reserves
41 years
at current production
Production (2025)#96 World
6,098.4b/d−0.63% YoY
Consumption (2024)#78 World
108,095b/d+0.32% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−101,957b/d

Production covers 5.7% of consumption.

Consumption
Production
Deficit

Oil Reserves in Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria has proven oil reserves of 15,000,000 barrels (as reported in 2025) (#82 in the world), representing 0.00085% of the world's total.
  • As of 2025 production rates, Bulgaria has roughly 41 years of proven oil reserves left (crude and condensate reserves ÷ their annual production).

Oil Production in Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria produced 6,098.4 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#96 in the world), a decrease of 0.63% from 6,137.3 barrels per day in 2024.
  • Of that, 1,000 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
  • And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.

Bulgaria has years with negative refinery gain. Refinery gain (or processing gain) is the volume difference between the refined products output and crude input.

Oil Consumption in Bulgaria

  • Bulgaria consumed 108,095 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#78 in the world), an increase of 0.32% from 2023. This represents 0.11% of the world's total oil consumption.
  • Per capita, oil consumption in Bulgaria averaged 0.67 us gallons per day in 2024 (#95 in the world).
  • The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (51.1%), Other Refined Products (18.7%), and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (13.5%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Bulgaria

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Bulgaria

  • In 2024, Bulgaria produced approximately 6,137.3 barrels per day of oil and consumed 108,095 barrels per day , a deficit of 101,957 barrels per day.

Bulgaria Oil History (1973-2025)

ReservesProductionConsumptionCrude Oil Trade (Historical)
202515,000,00082< 0.01%6,098.4−0.63%960.01%————————
202415,000,00084< 0.01%6,137.3−0.37%980.01%108,095+0.32%780.11%0.67———
202315,000,00084< 0.01%6,160.1+0.67%980.01%107,745+6.6%780.11%0.67———
202215,000,00084< 0.01%6,119.3−0.38%980.01%101,045+3.5%810.10%0.62———
202115,000,00083< 0.01%6,142.8+2.4%980.01%97,607+5.8%840.10%0.6———
2020———5,998.2−1.5%980.01%92,248−8%800.10%0.56———
201915,000,00084< 0.01%6,087.5+0.38%970.01%100,303+8.1%820.10%0.6———
201815,000,00084< 0.01%6,064.7+0.31%970.01%92,773+1.9%840.09%0.55119,7610119,761
201715,000,00084< 0.01%6,045.7+43.8%960.01%91,052−6.1%830.09%0.54143,5620143,562
201615,000,00084< 0.01%4,203.4+6.5%99< 0.01%97,000+2.1%790.10%0.57136,0680136,068
201515,000,00084< 0.01%3,946.8+38.3%99< 0.01%95,000+6.7%800.10%0.56121,8590121,859
201415,000,00084< 0.01%2,854.8−22%100< 0.01%88,997+10%820.09%0.52102,4790102,479
201315,000,00084< 0.01%3,661.4+8.2%98< 0.01%80,919−6.2%810.09%0.47113,2840113,284
201215,000,00083< 0.01%3,383.2+13%99< 0.01%86,299+2.7%790.09%0.5118,1840118,184
201115,000,00083< 0.01%2,994.6−2.1%99< 0.01%84,047−5.6%800.09%0.48100,1900100,190
201015,000,00081< 0.01%3,058.9−0.67%99< 0.01%89,061−11.7%760.10%0.5109,1270109,127
200915,000,00081< 0.01%3,079.4−10%100< 0.01%100,844−3.9%740.12%0.57123,6660123,666
200815,000,00081< 0.01%3,422.4+9.5%100< 0.01%104,987−1.4%740.12%0.59144,9730144,973
200715,000,00081< 0.01%3,125−7.5%99< 0.01%106,517−4%710.12%0.59142,8450142,845
200615,000,00081< 0.01%3,378+0.63%99< 0.01%110,908+1.1%710.13%0.61142,5030142,503
200515,000,00079< 0.01%3,357−8.3%94< 0.01%109,702+6.6%710.13%0.6121,3570121,357
200415,000,00079< 0.01%3,661+3.8%94< 0.01%102,938+1.9%730.12%0.56106,2150106,215
200315,000,00079< 0.01%3,528.1+21.3%91< 0.01%101,032+5.7%720.13%0.54101,3950101,395
200215,000,00079< 0.01%2,908.1+174.5%89< 0.01%95,583+1.7%720.12%0.51104,7290104,729
200115,000,00079< 0.01%1,059.4−34.2%95< 0.01%93,970+5.6%730.12%0.5107,2590107,259
200015,000,00078< 0.01%1,611.1−30%91< 0.01%89,019−8.3%730.12%0.47105,6120105,612
199915,000,00078< 0.01%2,300+4.5%86< 0.01%97,100−5.5%700.13%0.51112,1190112,119
199815,000,00078< 0.01%2,200+100%88< 0.01%102,721−3.5%680.14%0.53110,9740110,974
199715,000,00079< 0.01%1,100−35.3%91< 0.01%106,500−10%670.15%0.54118,2440118,244
199615,000,00070< 0.01%1,700+112.5%89< 0.01%118,300−9.5%660.16%0.6140,4950140,495
199515,000,00070< 0.01%800+300%92< 0.01%130,700+3.3%630.19%0.66160,1150160,115
199415,000,00070< 0.01%200−66.7%96< 0.01%126,500+8.2%630.19%0.63139,4510139,451
199315,000,00069< 0.01%600−40%91< 0.01%116,900−9.5%630.17%0.58115,3520115,352
199215,000,00068< 0.01%1,000+0%88< 0.01%129,200+6.9%600.19%0.6344,482044,482
1991———1,000+0%72< 0.01%120,900−37%530.18%0.5888,964088,964
1990———1,000−80%73< 0.01%192,000−18.6%470.29%0.91164,6940164,694
1989———5,000+25%620.01%235,900−15.2%360.36%1.11273,1180273,118
1988———4,000−33.3%650.01%278,200+0.65%320.43%1.3263,0770263,077
1987———6,000+0%610.01%276,400−3.4%300.44%1.29255,0440255,044
1986———6,000+0%630.01%286,100−1.3%280.46%1.34267,0930267,093
1985———6,000+50%620.01%290,000−1.4%280.48%1.36249,0190249,019
1984———4,000+33.3%630.01%294,000−0.34%280.49%1.38254,0400254,040
1983———3,000+0%670.01%295,000+0%280.50%1.39254,0400254,040
1982———3,000+0%650.01%295,000+0.34%280.49%1.39251,0270251,027
1981———3,000+0%64< 0.01%294,000−3.9%270.48%1.39251,0270251,027
1980———3,000—62< 0.01%306,000—280.48%1.45261,0680261,068

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