Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.48 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.48 t CO2eq/cap
in 2021
All-time low
0 t CO2eq/cap
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Bulgaria, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.40.51990200620231990: 0.26 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.27 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.46 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions per capita in Bulgaria is 0.48 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 9.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t CO2eq/cap, in 2011.

That places Bulgaria 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.277 t CO2eq/cap 0.26 t CO2eq/cap 0.29 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.434 t CO2eq/cap 0.29 t CO2eq/cap 0.46 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.224 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap 0.47 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.4725 t CO2eq/cap 0.45 t CO2eq/cap 0.48 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 38 Solomon Islands 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 39 Benin 0.53 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 40 Seychelles 0.52 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 42 Sierra Leone 0.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 43 North Macedonia 0.37 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 44 Samoa 0.36 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Bulgaria?
Land-use change — emissions per capita in Bulgaria was 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.48 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
How does Bulgaria rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.