Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1025 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.1025 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Bulgaria peaked at 0.124 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Bulgaria 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0437 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.124 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 0.0818 tonnes per person | 0.1144 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0.1379 tonnes per person compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.1361 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1183 tonnes per person compare
- 28 Angola 0.1023 tonnes per person compare
- 29 Portugal 0.0982 tonnes per person compare
- 30 Poland 0.0927 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Bulgaria?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Bulgaria was 0.1025 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.124 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.