Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Bulgaria, 1910–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bulgaria is 0.3391 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 1.08 kilograms per international-$ in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0774 kilograms per international-$, in 1910.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0774 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1751 kilograms per international-$ | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2134 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.1929 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2194 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.348 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2292 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4388 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1950s | 0.4662 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3548 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5882 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8574 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6098 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9304 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8741 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9628 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9721 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9068 kilograms per international-$ | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8424 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7234 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9658 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5807 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4261 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7117 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4029 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3258 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4854 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 27 Congo 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 31 Mauritania 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 32 Belarus 0.325 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 33 Algeria 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Bulgaria was 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0774 kilograms per international-$ in 1910.
- How does Bulgaria rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).