Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 227.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Bulgaria, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 227.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 227.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1999.
Bulgaria ranks 74th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 98.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 130.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.34 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 102.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 163.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 160.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 192.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 209.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 186.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 227.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 71 Kuwait 234.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 72 Cote d'Ivoire 229.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 228.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 75 Slovakia 220.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 76 Oman 198.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 77 Democratic Republic of Congo 185.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 6.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 4.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 74.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.68 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.98 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.68 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.68 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Bulgaria?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Bulgaria was 227.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 227.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.