Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -8.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-8.3%
Change on year
up 68.5%
World rank
211th
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1883
All-time low
-41.2%
in 1919
Years of data
143
1882–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria, 1882–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -8.3% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 68.5% on the previous year and down 237.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 1883 and was at its lowest, -41.2%, in 1919.
That places Bulgaria 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 0.0% | — |
| 1883 | 100.0% | — |
| 1884 | 50.0% | -50.0% |
| 1885 | -33.3% | -166.7% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1887 | 50.0% | — |
| 1888 | 66.7% | +33.3% |
| 1889 | 40.0% | -40.0% |
| 1890 | 28.6% | -28.6% |
| 1891 | 22.2% | -22.2% |
| 1892 | 18.2% | -18.2% |
| 1893 | 30.8% | +69.2% |
| 1894 | 29.4% | -4.4% |
| 1895 | 4.5% | -84.5% |
| 1896 | 26.1% | +473.9% |
| 1897 | 3.4% | -86.8% |
| 1898 | 33.3% | +866.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1900 | 47.5% | — |
| 1901 | 25.4% | -46.5% |
| 1902 | -12.2% | -147.8% |
| 1903 | -1.5% | -87.4% |
| 1904 | 28.1% | -1928.1% |
| 1905 | 19.5% | -30.6% |
| 1906 | -12.2% | -162.8% |
| 1907 | 44.2% | -460.9% |
| 1908 | 31.5% | -28.8% |
| 1909 | 1.2% | -96.1% |
| 1910 | 4.8% | +295.1% |
| 1911 | 41.6% | +758.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1913 | -12.2% | — |
| 1914 | 50.2% | -510.2% |
| 1915 | -35.6% | -170.9% |
| 1916 | 21.2% | -159.4% |
| 1917 | 23.4% | +10.7% |
| 1918 | 24.8% | +5.7% |
| 1919 | -41.2% | -266.6% |
| 1920 | 31.6% | -176.6% |
| 1921 | 24.3% | -22.9% |
| 1922 | 10.5% | -57.0% |
| 1923 | 6.3% | -39.6% |
| 1924 | 14.8% | +135.2% |
| 1925 | -1.8% | -112.1% |
| 1926 | -1.6% | -9.5% |
| 1927 | 2.1% | -227.1% |
| 1928 | 17.7% | +761.1% |
| 1929 | 16.1% | -9.2% |
| 1930 | -3.2% | -120.2% |
| 1931 | -5.3% | +63.9% |
| 1932 | 15.9% | -399.3% |
| 1933 | -11.0% | -168.8% |
| 1934 | 3.9% | -135.6% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | -65.3% |
| 1936 | 1.6% | +20.3% |
| 1937 | 10.9% | +571.2% |
| 1938 | 13.8% | +26.2% |
| 1939 | 9.8% | -28.8% |
| 1940 | 17.7% | +80.2% |
| 1941 | 7.9% | -55.5% |
| 1942 | 21.0% | +166.5% |
| 1943 | 8.6% | -58.8% |
| 1944 | -24.5% | -383.6% |
| 1945 | 18.7% | -176.4% |
| 1946 | -4.5% | -124.0% |
| 1947 | 18.8% | -518.9% |
| 1948 | 5.2% | -72.1% |
| 1949 | 19.8% | +277.6% |
| 1950 | 0.6% | -96.9% |
| 1951 | 8.9% | +1366.4% |
| 1952 | 15.5% | +74.1% |
| 1953 | 12.3% | -20.7% |
| 1954 | 7.6% | -38.0% |
| 1955 | 6.1% | -19.3% |
| 1956 | 7.2% | +17.9% |
| 1957 | 11.0% | +51.4% |
| 1958 | 8.6% | -21.5% |
| 1959 | 25.6% | +197.1% |
| 1960 | 13.5% | -47.2% |
| 1961 | 16.5% | +22.2% |
| 1962 | 18.3% | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | -34.8% |
| 1964 | 24.6% | +105.5% |
| 1965 | 8.1% | -67.2% |
| 1966 | 5.3% | -34.4% |
| 1967 | 13.1% | +148.1% |
| 1968 | 7.9% | -39.8% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | +45.6% |
| 1970 | -7.7% | -167.3% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -164.3% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -41.9% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -97.7% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +6531.1% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | +84.2% |
| 1979 | -2.8% | -139.3% |
| 1980 | -2.1% | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -272.8% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | +231.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -98.0% |
| 1984 | -3.3% | -1485.9% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -174.7% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -94.8% |
| 1988 | -4.8% | -4273.7% |
| 1989 | -0.5% | -89.2% |
| 1990 | -11.4% | +2096.6% |
| 1991 | -19.7% | +73.5% |
| 1992 | -6.8% | -65.7% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -126.6% |
| 1994 | -3.4% | -290.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -179.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -65.5% |
| 1997 | -4.5% | -583.5% |
| 1998 | -4.8% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | -12.7% | +163.1% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | -85.2% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -511.4% |
| 2002 | -5.9% | -175.9% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -260.5% |
| 2004 | -1.9% | -120.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -213.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +202.3% |
| 2008 | -3.0% | -139.9% |
| 2009 | -15.3% | +418.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -129.5% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +145.7% |
| 2012 | -9.1% | -182.2% |
| 2013 | -11.8% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -151.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | -188.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -180.2% |
| 2018 | -8.3% | -279.2% |
| 2019 | -3.0% | -63.8% |
| 2020 | -13.3% | +343.2% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -218.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | -26.5% | -345.7% |
| 2024 | -8.3% | -68.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -8.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's -8.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 2005.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +6531.1% | 0.1% | 3.9% |
| 1988 | -4273.7% | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | -2096.6% | -0.5% | -11.4% |
| 1904 | +1928.1% | -1.5% | 28.1% |
| 1984 | -1485.9% | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1951 | +1366.4% | 0.6% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34.2% | -33.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1890s | 19.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 17.1% | -12.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.7% | -41.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.0% | -1.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.8% | -11.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.9% | -24.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.3% | 0.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 5.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | -7.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -4.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.8% | -19.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -15.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -11.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.3% | -26.5% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 208 Portugal -5.5% compare
- 209 Finland -6.4% compare
- 210 Azerbaijan -6.8% compare
- 212 Czechia -9.1% compare
- 213 North Macedonia -9.8% compare
- 214 Turkmenistan -15.1% compare
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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bulgaria?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bulgaria was -8.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1883.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.2% in 1919.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.