Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bulgaria, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 114th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bulgaria?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bulgaria was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Bulgaria ranks 114th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.