Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Bulgaria, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded -0.2% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4% in 1929 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 183rd out of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bulgaria?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Bulgaria was -0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1929.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.3%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.