emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 117th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.89 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 4.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 5.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 5.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 5.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 6.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 6.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 7.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 8.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 8.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 8.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 8.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 8.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 7.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 7.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 7.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 7.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 8.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 7.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 7.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 7.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 7.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 7.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 7.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 1992 | 5.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 5.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 5.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 4.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 3.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 3.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 3.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 3.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +57.5% |
| 2012 | 4.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | +57.5% | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -42.7% | 7.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 114 Portugal 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 115 United States 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 116 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 118 Nicaragua 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 119 French Polynesia 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 120 Kyrgyzstan 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.