Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 2.22 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Bulgaria, 1881–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.22 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 144 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Bulgaria peaked at 2.22 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1881.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 179 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37,861 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 95,264 tonnes | 9 |
| 1890s | 456,168 tonnes | 128,240 tonnes | 952,640 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.57 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.42 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | 14.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 22.61 million tonnes | 15.12 million tonnes | 31.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 44.72 million tonnes | 33.66 million tonnes | 57.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 84.50 million tonnes | 61.31 million tonnes | 110.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 161.10 million tonnes | 117.37 million tonnes | 216.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 366.84 million tonnes | 235.62 million tonnes | 527.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 708.77 million tonnes | 560.59 million tonnes | 858.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 895.40 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.15 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Bulgaria?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Bulgaria was 2.22 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1881.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.