Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
125th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.6806 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2003
All-time low
0.0991 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1966
Years of data
60
1961–2020

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Bulgaria, 1961–2020

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2020.

That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6806 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0991 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1966.

Bulgaria ranks 125th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Bulgaria, 1961 to 2020.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 0.4968 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 0.5494 kg CO2eq/kg +10.6%
1963 0.4859 kg CO2eq/kg -11.6%
1964 0.41 kg CO2eq/kg -15.6%
1965 0.2308 kg CO2eq/kg -43.7%
1966 0.0991 kg CO2eq/kg -57.1%
1967 0.2592 kg CO2eq/kg +161.6%
1968 0.3638 kg CO2eq/kg +40.4%
1969 0.307 kg CO2eq/kg -15.6%
1970 0.4146 kg CO2eq/kg +35.0%
1971 0.4276 kg CO2eq/kg +3.1%
1972 0.4377 kg CO2eq/kg +2.4%
1973 0.464 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1974 0.4487 kg CO2eq/kg -3.3%
1975 0.4332 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1976 0.4798 kg CO2eq/kg +10.8%
1977 0.4593 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1978 0.4765 kg CO2eq/kg +3.7%
1979 0.4446 kg CO2eq/kg -6.7%
1980 0.5177 kg CO2eq/kg +16.4%
1981 0.5455 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
1982 0.4982 kg CO2eq/kg -8.7%
1983 0.5065 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
1984 0.5135 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1985 0.5208 kg CO2eq/kg +1.4%
1986 0.4407 kg CO2eq/kg -15.4%
1987 0.4479 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1988 0.4436 kg CO2eq/kg -1.0%
1989 0.4329 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1990 0.4 kg CO2eq/kg -7.6%
1991 0.5491 kg CO2eq/kg +37.3%
1992 0.401 kg CO2eq/kg -27.0%
1993 0.3534 kg CO2eq/kg -11.9%
1994 0.3216 kg CO2eq/kg -9.0%
1995 0.2328 kg CO2eq/kg -27.6%
1996 0.2351 kg CO2eq/kg +1.0%
1997 0.2118 kg CO2eq/kg -9.9%
1998 0.1674 kg CO2eq/kg -21.0%
1999 0.18 kg CO2eq/kg +7.5%
2000 0.1652 kg CO2eq/kg -8.2%
2001 0.1612 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
2002 0.1934 kg CO2eq/kg +20.0%
2003 0.6806 kg CO2eq/kg +251.9%
2004 0.5712 kg CO2eq/kg -16.1%
2005 0.4266 kg CO2eq/kg -25.3%
2006 0.3847 kg CO2eq/kg -9.8%
2007 0.3428 kg CO2eq/kg -10.9%
2008 0.347 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2009 0.2729 kg CO2eq/kg -21.4%
2010 0.367 kg CO2eq/kg +34.5%
2011 0.336 kg CO2eq/kg -8.4%
2012 0.3085 kg CO2eq/kg -8.2%
2013 0.3891 kg CO2eq/kg +26.1%
2014 0.2746 kg CO2eq/kg -29.4%
2015 0.2985 kg CO2eq/kg +8.7%
2016 0.3348 kg CO2eq/kg +12.2%
2017 0.4646 kg CO2eq/kg +38.8%
2018 0.5281 kg CO2eq/kg +13.7%
2019 0.5901 kg CO2eq/kg +11.7%
2020 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg -28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3558 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0991 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5494 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.4486 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4146 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4798 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.4867 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4329 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5455 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.3052 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1674 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5491 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.3546 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1612 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6806 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.3891 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2746 kg CO2eq/kg 0.5901 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 122 Croatia 0.4384 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 123 Mozambique 0.4369 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 124 French Guiana 0.4339 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 126 Czechoslovakia 0.4154 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 127 Armenia 0.407 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 128 Republic of Korea 0.3955 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Bulgaria?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Bulgaria was 0.4212 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.6806 kg CO2eq/kg in 2003.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
How does Bulgaria rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Bulgaria ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,757 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.