Total greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria

Bulgaria emitted 46.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bulgaria, 2024 46.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −6.0% 2023: 49.7 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 83rd of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2024 46.7 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 49.7 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 62.7 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 59.2 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 52.6 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 57.8 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 59.4 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 62.6 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 60.3 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 62.7 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 60.5 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 57.0 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 62.4 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 67.3 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 61.6 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 58.7 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 66.9 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 70.0 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 66.3 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 65.0 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 64.1 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 65.7 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 59.6 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 62.9 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 60.9 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.0% from 49.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 60.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −22.9%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 83rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database