Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria peaked at 15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 124th of 194 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.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -33.3% | 3 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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