Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,891 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1066 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2,167 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6331 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.