Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 54.68 kt in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 54.68 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Bulgaria peaked at 220.89 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.77 kt, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 50th of 57 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.2 kt | — |
| 1991 | 34 kt | +157.6% |
| 1992 | 55.71 kt | +63.9% |
| 1993 | 13.62 kt | -75.6% |
| 1994 | 20.47 kt | +50.3% |
| 1995 | 2.93 kt | -85.7% |
| 1996 | 2.77 kt | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 2.84 kt | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.94 kt | +74.2% |
| 1999 | 27.8 kt | +462.5% |
| 2000 | 24.42 kt | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 5.93 kt | -75.7% |
| 2002 | 31.93 kt | +438.2% |
| 2003 | 20.99 kt | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 22.89 kt | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 52.07 kt | +127.5% |
| 2006 | 42.93 kt | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 79.78 kt | +85.8% |
| 2008 | 220.89 kt | +176.9% |
| 2009 | 30.85 kt | -86.0% |
| 2010 | 91.7 kt | +197.3% |
| 2011 | 37.35 kt | -59.3% |
| 2012 | 69.98 kt | +87.3% |
| 2013 | 137.14 kt | +96.0% |
| 2014 | 50.03 kt | -63.5% |
| 2015 | 181.68 kt | +263.1% |
| 2016 | 145.27 kt | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 153.32 kt | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 49.49 kt | -67.7% |
| 2019 | 202.36 kt | +308.9% |
| 2020 | 77.69 kt | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 44.76 kt | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 54.68 kt | +22.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 54.68 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 619.57 kt, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 54.68 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 258.35 kt, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.83 kt | 2.77 kt | 55.71 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.27 kt | 5.93 kt | 220.89 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.83 kt | 37.35 kt | 202.36 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.04 kt | 44.76 kt | 77.69 kt | 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Bulgaria?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Bulgaria was 54.68 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 220.89 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 kt in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).