Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria stood at 98.0%. 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, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Bulgaria?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.