Share of cumulative co2 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.2155 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2155
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.288
in 1990
All-time low
0
in 1881
Years of data
144
1881–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Bulgaria, 1881–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.2155 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Bulgaria peaked at 0.288 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1881.
That places Bulgaria 49th out of 215 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.
Share of cumulative co2 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | +90.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0001 | +90.7% |
| 1884 | 0.0001 | +67.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0001 | +23.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0002 | +17.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0002 | +21.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0003 | +29.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0003 | +31.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0004 | +28.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0005 | +25.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0007 | +22.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0008 | +23.6% |
| 1894 | 0.001 | +23.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0012 | +18.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0014 | +18.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0017 | +15.1% |
| 1898 | 0.002 | +17.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0022 | +13.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0026 | +17.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0031 | +17.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0034 | +11.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0037 | +9.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0041 | +10.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0046 | +11.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0049 | +7.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0054 | +10.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0061 | +12.8% |
| 1909 | 0.0067 | +10.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0074 | +9.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0083 | +12.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0091 | +9.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0097 | +6.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0107 | +10.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0112 | +4.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0118 | +5.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0126 | +6.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0136 | +8.0% |
| 1919 | 0.014 | +3.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0146 | +4.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0154 | +5.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0164 | +5.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0172 | +5.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0183 | +5.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0192 | +5.1% |
| 1926 | 0.02 | +4.5% |
| 1927 | 0.0208 | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0218 | +4.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0229 | +5.2% |
| 1930 | 0.024 | +4.6% |
| 1931 | 0.025 | +4.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0262 | +5.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0272 | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0281 | +3.4% |
| 1935 | 0.029 | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0298 | +2.7% |
| 1937 | 0.0307 | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0318 | +3.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0329 | +3.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0343 | +4.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0358 | +4.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0376 | +5.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0396 | +5.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0408 | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0425 | +4.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0439 | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0456 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0473 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0495 | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0515 | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0535 | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.056 | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0587 | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0616 | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0644 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0673 | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0704 | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0738 | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0781 | +5.9% |
| 1960 | 0.083 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0887 | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0954 | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1027 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1118 | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1211 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1304 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1406 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.151 | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1621 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1708 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1793 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1874 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1951 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2029 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2104 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2171 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2237 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2306 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2364 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2416 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2472 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.254 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2604 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2657 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2708 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2758 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2803 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2836 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2866 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.288 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2874 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2865 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2858 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2847 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2837 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2827 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2813 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2798 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2775 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2751 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2731 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2707 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2686 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2662 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2638 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2614 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2593 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.257 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2543 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2516 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2491 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2464 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2433 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2405 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2381 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2356 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2333 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2307 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2281 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2255 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2231 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2211 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2183 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2155 | -1.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2155 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2155 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1545, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | +90.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | +90.7% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 1884 | +67.2% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0003 | 9 |
| 1890s | 0.0012 | 0.0004 | 0.0022 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0045 | 0.0026 | 0.0067 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0108 | 0.0074 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0187 | 0.0146 | 0.0229 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0285 | 0.024 | 0.0329 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0417 | 0.0343 | 0.0495 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0635 | 0.0515 | 0.0781 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1187 | 0.083 | 0.1621 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2054 | 0.1708 | 0.2364 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2666 | 0.2416 | 0.2866 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2837 | 0.2775 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.265 | 0.2543 | 0.2751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2397 | 0.2281 | 0.2516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2207 | 0.2155 | 0.2255 | 5 |
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 cumulative co2 in Bulgaria?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Bulgaria was 0.2155 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.288 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1881.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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