Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 14,546 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Bulgaria, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14,546 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 425.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in Bulgaria peaked at 14,546 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 109.6 TJ, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 27th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 246.6 TJ | — |
| 2007 | 109.6 TJ | -55.6% |
| 2008 | 422.8 TJ | +285.8% |
| 2009 | 699.2 TJ | +65.4% |
| 2010 | 699.2 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 588.8 TJ | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 294.4 TJ | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1,904 TJ | +546.7% |
| 2014 | 2,771 TJ | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 2,436 TJ | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 3,005 TJ | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 3,962 TJ | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 5,123 TJ | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 6,737 TJ | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 5,457 TJ | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 8,035 TJ | +47.2% |
| 2022 | 10,612 TJ | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 12,295 TJ | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 14,546 TJ | +18.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14,546 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,553 TJ, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14,546 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,743 TJ, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +546.7% | 294.4 TJ | 1,904 TJ |
| 2008 | +285.8% | 109.6 TJ | 422.8 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 369.55 TJ | 109.6 TJ | 699.2 TJ | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,752 TJ | 294.4 TJ | 6,737 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,189 TJ | 5,457 TJ | 14,546 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7509 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy production in Bulgaria?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in Bulgaria was 14,546 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14,546 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.6 TJ in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 425.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.