Bulgaria Coal

Summary Table

TonsGlobal Rank
Coal Reserves 2,608,065,460 #24 in the world
Coal Production 34,426,244 #20 in the world
Coal Consumption 35,234,237 #23 in the world
Daily Deficit −807,993
Coal Imports 867,423
Coal Exports 46,411
Net Imports 821,012
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Coal Reserves in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria holds 2,608 million tons (MMst) of proven coal reserves as of 2016, ranking #24 in the world and accounting for about 0.23% of the world’s total coal reserves of 1,139,471 million tons (MMst).

Bulgaria has proven reserves equivalent to 74 times its annual consumption levels. This means tit has about 74 years of coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Coal Reserves
2,608,065,460 Tons
Global Rank: #24 | Share of World: 0.23%
74 years of coal left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Coal Reserves in Bulgaria


Coal Consumption in Bulgaria

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  • Bulgaria consumes 35,234,237 Tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year as of the year 2016.

  • Bulgaria ranks #23 in the world for coal consumption, accounting for about 0.41% of the world’s total consumption of 8,561,852,178.

  • Bulgaria consumes 4,943,467 cubic feet of Coal per capita every year (based on the 2016 population of 7,127,434 people), or 13,544 cubic feet per capita per day.

Coal Production in Bulgaria

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  • Bulgaria produces 34,426,244 tons (short tons, “st”) of Coal per year (as of 2016) ranking #20 in the world.

Coal Imports

  • Bulgaria imports 2% of its coal consumption (821,012 tons in 2016).

History of Coal Consumption and Production


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