Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -16,478 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -16,478 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bulgaria peaked at -13,303 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, -24,743 kt, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 206th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -22,968 kt | — |
| 1991 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -22,968 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -24,743 kt | +7.7% |
| 2002 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -24,743 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -13,303 kt | -46.2% |
| 2012 | -13,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -13,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -13,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -13,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -19,778 kt | +48.7% |
| 2017 | -19,778 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -19,778 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -19,778 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -19,778 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -16,478 kt | -16.7% |
| 2022 | -16,478 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -16,478 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -16,478 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -16,478 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -22,968 kt | -22,968 kt | -22,968 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -24,565 kt | -24,743 kt | -22,968 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -17,037 kt | -24,743 kt | -13,303 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -17,028 kt | -19,778 kt | -16,478 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bulgaria?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Bulgaria was -16,478 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -13,303 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -24,743 kt in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Bulgaria ranks 206th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).