Eurostat: Renewables made up 22.7% of Bulgaria’s energy use in 2025

The share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption in Bulgaria in Bulgaria was 22.7 per cent in 2025, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said, citing provisional data.

This is up from 19.38 per cent in 2021 but down from 23.15 per cent in 2023 and 23.21 per cent in 2024, according to Eurostat.

Provisional data for 2025 show that the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption in the EU reached 26.2 per cent, up from 25.2 per cent in 2024, Eurostat said.

The share has been rising since the time series began in 2004 (9.6 per cent).

“However, there is still progress to be made, as the EU’s  2030 renewable energy target is 42.5 per cent,” Eurostat said.

“Achieving this target would require an annual average increase of 3.3 percentage points (pp) from 2026 to 2030,” the statistics agency said.

Among EU countries, Sweden had the highest share of gross final energy consumption coming from renewable sources, with 65.4 per cent. Sweden primarily relied on solid biomass, hydro and wind.

Finland followed with 53.0 per cent, relying on solid biomass, wind and hydro, ahead of Denmark with 48.2 per cent, whose renewable energy is mainly sourced from solid biomass, wind and biogas.

The lowest shares of renewables were recorded in Belgium (14.9 per cent), Slovakia (16.3 per cent) and Ireland (17.2 per cent), Eurostat said.