Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -1.16 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.16 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.65 tonnes per person
in 1885
All-time low
-1.95 tonnes per person
in 2006
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria is -1.16 tonnes per person, 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, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 3.65 tonnes per person in 1885 and was at its lowest, -1.95 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.62 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1852 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1853 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1854 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1855 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1856 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1857 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1858 | 0.9985 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1859 | 0.9536 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1860 | 0.9145 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1861 | 0.8794 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1862 | 0.8435 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1863 | 0.8136 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1864 | 0.7857 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1865 | 0.7682 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7432 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1867 | 0.7262 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1868 | 0.7036 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1869 | 0.679 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1870 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +175.6% |
| 1871 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1872 | 2.61 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1873 | 2.83 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1874 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1875 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1877 | 3.4 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1878 | 3.48 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 3.54 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 3.6 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 3.63 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 3.64 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 3.65 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 3.65 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 3.63 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 2.54 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1891 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1892 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1893 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1894 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1895 | 0.9479 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1896 | 0.7466 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1897 | 0.573 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1898 | 0.4109 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1899 | 0.2635 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
| 1900 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +338.0% |
| 1901 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1902 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1903 | 1.86 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1904 | 2 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1905 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1906 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1907 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1908 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1909 | 2.45 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1911 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1921 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1922 | 3.02 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1923 | 3.11 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 3.18 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 3.23 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1926 | 3.27 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 3.31 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 3.33 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 3.35 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 3.1 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1931 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1932 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1934 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 2.87 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1936 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 2.8 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 2.77 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1940 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1941 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1942 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1943 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1945 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1946 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 2.18 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1951 | 2 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1961 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1962 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +62.7% |
| 1964 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1965 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1967 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1968 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +81.2% |
| 1969 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -46.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9793 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9739 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7462 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +50.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3713 tonnes per person | -66.9% |
| 1975 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +526.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9992 tonnes per person | -57.1% |
| 1977 | 0.677 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1978 | 0.488 tonnes per person | -27.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2453 tonnes per person | -49.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2313 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2289 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1718 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1699 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1529 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1309 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1313 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1164 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.127 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8519 tonnes per person | +570.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3727 tonnes per person | -56.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3386 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5162 tonnes per person | +52.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9533 tonnes per person | +84.7% |
| 1996 | 1.9 tonnes per person | +99.2% |
| 1997 | -0.9209 tonnes per person | -148.5% |
| 1998 | -0.5562 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 1999 | -0.9696 tonnes per person | +74.3% |
| 2000 | -1.18 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2001 | -1.56 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 2002 | -1.37 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2003 | -1.27 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | -1.86 tonnes per person | +45.7% |
| 2005 | -1.88 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.95 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | -1.86 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | -1.73 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | -1.36 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2010 | -1.04 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 2011 | -0.325 tonnes per person | -68.8% |
| 2012 | -0.5619 tonnes per person | +72.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9676 tonnes per person | +72.2% |
| 2014 | -0.6757 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 2015 | -0.8438 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 2016 | -0.85 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -0.859 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -0.8121 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | -0.8136 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.9025 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | -1.11 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2022 | -1.08 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | -1.11 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | -1.16 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's -1.16 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 15.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 0.8519 tonnes per person |
| 1975 | +526.7% | 0.3713 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person |
| 1900 | +338.0% | 0.2635 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person |
| 1870 | +175.6% | 0.679 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | -148.5% | 1.9 tonnes per person | -0.9209 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +99.2% | 0.9533 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.9536 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7857 tonnes per person | 0.679 tonnes per person | 0.9145 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.95 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.2635 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.25 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.14 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | 3.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8929 tonnes per person | 0.2453 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1677 tonnes per person | 0.1164 tonnes per person | 0.2313 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2612 tonnes per person | -0.9696 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.6 tonnes per person | -1.95 tonnes per person | -1.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7751 tonnes per person | -1.04 tonnes per person | -0.325 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.07 tonnes per person | -1.16 tonnes per person | -0.9025 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Bulgaria was -1.16 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 tonnes per person in 1885.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.95 tonnes per person in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.