Co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Co2 land use per capita was -1.16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.16
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.65
in 1885
All-time low
-1.95
in 2006
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria is -1.16, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 3.65 in 1885 and was at its lowest, -1.95, in 2006.
Bulgaria ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.62 | — |
| 1851 | 1.47 | -9.3% |
| 1852 | 1.37 | -6.9% |
| 1853 | 1.29 | -5.8% |
| 1854 | 1.22 | -5.9% |
| 1855 | 1.15 | -5.5% |
| 1856 | 1.09 | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 1.05 | -4.0% |
| 1858 | 0.9985 | -4.6% |
| 1859 | 0.9536 | -4.5% |
| 1860 | 0.9145 | -4.1% |
| 1861 | 0.8794 | -3.8% |
| 1862 | 0.8435 | -4.1% |
| 1863 | 0.8136 | -3.5% |
| 1864 | 0.7857 | -3.4% |
| 1865 | 0.7682 | -2.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7432 | -3.3% |
| 1867 | 0.7262 | -2.3% |
| 1868 | 0.7036 | -3.1% |
| 1869 | 0.679 | -3.5% |
| 1870 | 1.87 | +175.6% |
| 1871 | 2.32 | +24.1% |
| 1872 | 2.61 | +12.3% |
| 1873 | 2.83 | +8.7% |
| 1874 | 3.01 | +6.3% |
| 1875 | 3.16 | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 3.29 | +4.0% |
| 1877 | 3.4 | +3.3% |
| 1878 | 3.48 | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 3.54 | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 3.57 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 3.6 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 3.62 | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 3.63 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 3.64 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 3.65 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 3.65 | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 3.64 | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 3.63 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 3.61 | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 2.54 | -29.4% |
| 1891 | 2.07 | -18.7% |
| 1892 | 1.72 | -16.7% |
| 1893 | 1.44 | -16.6% |
| 1894 | 1.18 | -18.0% |
| 1895 | 0.9479 | -19.5% |
| 1896 | 0.7466 | -21.2% |
| 1897 | 0.573 | -23.3% |
| 1898 | 0.4109 | -28.3% |
| 1899 | 0.2635 | -35.9% |
| 1900 | 1.15 | +338.0% |
| 1901 | 1.48 | +28.2% |
| 1902 | 1.69 | +14.1% |
| 1903 | 1.86 | +10.0% |
| 1904 | 2 | +7.9% |
| 1905 | 2.12 | +5.9% |
| 1906 | 2.22 | +4.7% |
| 1907 | 2.31 | +4.0% |
| 1908 | 2.39 | +3.5% |
| 1909 | 2.45 | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 2.3 | -6.1% |
| 1911 | 2.27 | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 2.26 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 2.25 | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 2.24 | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 2.24 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 2.23 | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 2.22 | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 2.22 | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 2.2 | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 2.71 | +22.9% |
| 1921 | 2.9 | +7.1% |
| 1922 | 3.02 | +4.1% |
| 1923 | 3.11 | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 3.18 | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 3.23 | +1.7% |
| 1926 | 3.27 | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 3.31 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 3.33 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 3.35 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 3.1 | -7.4% |
| 1931 | 3.02 | -2.7% |
| 1932 | 2.97 | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 2.93 | -1.3% |
| 1934 | 2.9 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 2.87 | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 2.85 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 2.82 | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 2.8 | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 2.77 | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 2.57 | -7.2% |
| 1941 | 2.48 | -3.4% |
| 1942 | 2.42 | -2.6% |
| 1943 | 2.37 | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 2.31 | -2.3% |
| 1945 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 2.23 | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 2.18 | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 2.13 | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 2.11 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 2.03 | -3.5% |
| 1951 | 2 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.99 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.92 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 1.87 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.82 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 1.78 | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 1.74 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 1.7 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 1.78 | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.67 | -6.6% |
| 1961 | 1.21 | -27.3% |
| 1962 | 1.18 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.92 | +62.7% |
| 1964 | 1.43 | -25.9% |
| 1965 | 1.22 | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 1.57 | +28.8% |
| 1967 | 1.29 | -18.1% |
| 1968 | 2.33 | +81.2% |
| 1969 | 1.25 | -46.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9793 | -21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9739 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7462 | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 | +50.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3713 | -66.9% |
| 1975 | 2.33 | +526.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9992 | -57.1% |
| 1977 | 0.677 | -32.2% |
| 1978 | 0.488 | -27.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2453 | -49.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2313 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2289 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1837 | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1718 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1699 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1595 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1529 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1309 | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1313 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1164 | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.127 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8519 | +570.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3727 | -56.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3386 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5162 | +52.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9533 | +84.7% |
| 1996 | 1.9 | +99.2% |
| 1997 | -0.9209 | -148.5% |
| 1998 | -0.5562 | -39.6% |
| 1999 | -0.9696 | +74.3% |
| 2000 | -1.18 | +21.8% |
| 2001 | -1.56 | +32.0% |
| 2002 | -1.37 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | -1.27 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | -1.86 | +45.7% |
| 2005 | -1.88 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.95 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | -1.86 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | -1.73 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | -1.36 | -21.5% |
| 2010 | -1.04 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | -0.325 | -68.8% |
| 2012 | -0.5619 | +72.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9676 | +72.2% |
| 2014 | -0.6757 | -30.2% |
| 2015 | -0.8438 | +24.9% |
| 2016 | -0.85 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -0.859 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -0.8121 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | -0.8136 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.9025 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | -1.11 | +23.3% |
| 2022 | -1.08 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | -1.11 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | -1.16 | +4.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -1.16 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 15.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +570.7% | 0.127 | 0.8519 |
| 1975 | +526.7% | 0.3713 | 2.33 |
| 1900 | +338.0% | 0.2635 | 1.15 |
| 1870 | +175.6% | 0.679 | 1.87 |
| 1997 | -148.5% | 1.9 | -0.9209 |
| 1996 | +99.2% | 0.9533 | 1.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.22 | 0.9536 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7857 | 0.679 | 0.9145 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.95 | 1.87 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.62 | 3.57 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.19 | 0.2635 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.97 | 1.15 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.25 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.14 | 2.71 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.9 | 2.77 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.86 | 1.7 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 | 1.18 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8929 | 0.2453 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1677 | 0.1164 | 0.2313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2612 | -0.9696 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.6 | -1.95 | -1.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7751 | -1.04 | -0.325 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.07 | -1.16 | -0.9025 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria?
- Co2 land use per capita in Bulgaria was -1.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 in 1885.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.95 in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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