Methane emissions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Methane emissions was 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
107th
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1982
All-time low
4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Bulgaria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Bulgaria peaked at 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Bulgaria ranks 107th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 11.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 12.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 104 Austria 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 105 Mauritania 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 106 Israel 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 108 Honduras 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 109 Haiti 8.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 110 Norway 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 methane emissions in Bulgaria?
- Methane emissions in Bulgaria was 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1982.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Bulgaria rank for methane emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.