Total greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria emitted 43.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Bulgaria, 2024
43.4
Change from 2023
−5.1%
European Union, 2024
3,017.2 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
18th of 31
Total greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.4 Mt CO2e | 3,017.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 45.7 Mt CO2e | 3,088.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 58.7 Mt CO2e | 3,359.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 54.4 Mt CO2e | 3,452.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 48.3 Mt CO2e | 3,280.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 54.2 Mt CO2e | 3,574.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 55.7 Mt CO2e | 3,732.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 60.0 Mt CO2e | 3,821.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 58.1 Mt CO2e | 3,796.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 60.7 Mt CO2e | 3,794.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 57.5 Mt CO2e | 3,750.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 54.5 Mt CO2e | 3,895.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 59.9 Mt CO2e | 3,979.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 65.0 Mt CO2e | 4,051.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 59.6 Mt CO2e | 4,168.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 57.0 Mt CO2e | 4,091.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 65.9 Mt CO2e | 4,391.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 67.2 Mt CO2e | 4,487.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 63.4 Mt CO2e | 4,539.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 62.6 Mt CO2e | 4,537.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 62.1 Mt CO2e | 4,562.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 63.0 Mt CO2e | 4,559.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 58.1 Mt CO2e | 4,483.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 60.7 Mt CO2e | 4,496.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 57.9 Mt CO2e | 4,448.8 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.1% from 45.7 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 57.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −24.6%.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person
6.7 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
46.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
2.18e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.26e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person
7.2 t CO2e per person
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CO2 emissions per person
5.31 t CO2 per person
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