What is rice — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria?

Rice — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria was 336.41 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 522.23 kt in 1983.

What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 90.93 kt in 1999.

How does Bulgaria rank for rice — emissions (co2eq)?

Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.

Is rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bulgaria

Name: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bulgaria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Bulgaria: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 336.41 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

336.41 kt

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

74th

of 150 countries

All-time high

522.23 kt

in 1983

All-time low

90.93 kt

in 1999

Years of data

1961–2023

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bulgaria, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 336.41 kt for rice — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria peaked at 522.23 kt in 1983 and was at its lowest, 90.93 kt, in 1999.

Bulgaria ranks 74th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	258.65 kt	136.93 kt	403.89 kt	9
1970s	393.01 kt	367.49 kt	435.62 kt	10
1980s	481.67 kt	451.2 kt	522.23 kt	10
1990s	179.97 kt	90.93 kt	410.38 kt	10
2000s	201.45 kt	133.09 kt	272.28 kt	10
2010s	322.77 kt	256.75 kt	362.63 kt	10
2020s	344.17 kt	333.23 kt	362.56 kt	4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

71 Cuba 367.36 kt compare
72 Cameroon 358.56 kt compare
73 Romania 352.4 kt compare
75 Ethiopia 323.5 kt compare
76 Angola 279.46 kt compare
77 Yugoslav SFR 277.46 kt compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

More climate change data for Bulgaria

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,923 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 704.34 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 2,219 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.66 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 79.24 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,439 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,346 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 92.96 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.08 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.32 kt (2050)

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria?: Rice — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria was 336.41 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 522.23 kt in 1983.
What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 90.93 kt in 1999.
How does Bulgaria rank for rice — emissions (co2eq)?: Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 183 places, 10,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.