Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
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 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 104 Congo 0.1% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 106 Benin 0.1% compare
- 108 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 109 Afghanistan 0.1% compare
- 110 Cuba 0.1% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.