emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0374 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bulgaria, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0374 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1124 tonnes per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0342 tonnes per person, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 113th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0688 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0707 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0963 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1031 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1124 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1109 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1068 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1025 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0981 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0982 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0979 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1007 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0972 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0965 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0928 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0911 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0935 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1015 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1086 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0581 tonnes per person | -42.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.069 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0651 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0574 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0495 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0374 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0374 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +58.5% | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | -42.1% | 0.1004 tonnes per person | 0.0581 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0699 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 0.0963 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1036 tonnes per person | 0.0959 tonnes per person | 0.1124 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0972 tonnes per person | 0.0911 tonnes per person | 0.1086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person | 0.1004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 0.0384 tonnes per person | 0.0514 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.042 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0367 tonnes per person | 0.0359 tonnes per person | 0.0374 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0374 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1124 tonnes per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0342 tonnes per person in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.