So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 51,645 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
51,645
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
87th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.83 million
in 1965
All-time low
761.33
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 51,645 for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in 2022.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria peaked at 3.83 million in 1965 and was at its lowest, 761.33, in 1750.

Bulgaria ranks 87th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 761.33 —
1751 764.95 +0.5%
1752 768.58 +0.5%
1753 772.2 +0.5%
1754 775.83 +0.5%
1755 779.45 +0.5%
1756 783.08 +0.5%
1757 786.7 +0.5%
1758 790.33 +0.5%
1759 793.95 +0.5%
1760 797.58 +0.5%
1761 801.38 +0.5%
1762 805.17 +0.5%
1763 808.97 +0.5%
1764 812.77 +0.5%
1765 816.57 +0.5%
1766 820.37 +0.5%
1767 824.16 +0.5%
1768 827.96 +0.5%
1769 831.76 +0.5%
1770 835.56 +0.5%
1771 839.54 +0.5%
1772 843.52 +0.5%
1773 847.5 +0.5%
1774 851.47 +0.5%
1775 855.45 +0.5%
1776 859.43 +0.5%
1777 863.41 +0.5%
1778 867.39 +0.5%
1779 871.37 +0.5%
1780 875.35 +0.5%
1781 879.51 +0.5%
1782 883.68 +0.5%
1783 887.85 +0.5%
1784 892.02 +0.5%
1785 896.19 +0.5%
1786 900.36 +0.5%
1787 904.52 +0.5%
1788 908.69 +0.5%
1789 912.86 +0.5%
1790 917.03 +0.5%
1791 921.4 +0.5%
1792 925.76 +0.5%
1793 930.13 +0.5%
1794 934.5 +0.5%
1795 938.86 +0.5%
1796 943.23 +0.5%
1797 947.6 +0.5%
1798 951.97 +0.5%
1799 956.33 +0.5%
1800 960.7 +0.5%
1801 965.21 +0.5%
1802 969.72 +0.5%
1803 974.23 +0.5%
1804 978.74 +0.5%
1805 983.25 +0.5%
1806 987.75 +0.5%
1807 992.26 +0.5%
1808 996.77 +0.5%
1809 1,001 +0.5%
1810 1,006 +0.4%
1811 1,011 +0.5%
1812 1,016 +0.5%
1813 1,021 +0.5%
1814 1,026 +0.5%
1815 1,031 +0.5%
1816 1,037 +0.5%
1817 1,042 +0.5%
1818 1,047 +0.5%
1819 1,052 +0.5%
1820 1,057 +0.5%
1821 1,060 +0.3%
1822 1,063 +0.3%
1823 1,067 +0.3%
1824 1,070 +0.3%
1825 1,073 +0.3%
1826 1,076 +0.3%
1827 1,079 +0.3%
1828 1,082 +0.3%
1829 1,085 +0.3%
1830 1,089 +0.3%
1831 1,094 +0.5%
1832 1,100 +0.5%
1833 1,105 +0.5%
1834 1,110 +0.5%
1835 1,116 +0.5%
1836 1,121 +0.5%
1837 1,127 +0.5%
1838 1,132 +0.5%
1839 1,138 +0.5%
1840 1,143 +0.5%
1841 1,149 +0.5%
1842 1,155 +0.5%
1843 1,160 +0.5%
1844 1,166 +0.5%
1845 1,172 +0.5%
1846 1,177 +0.5%
1847 1,183 +0.5%
1848 1,189 +0.5%
1849 1,194 +0.5%
1850 1,196 +0.2%
1851 1,203 +0.5%
1852 1,209 +0.5%
1853 1,215 +0.5%
1854 1,221 +0.5%
1855 1,227 +0.5%
1856 1,233 +0.5%
1857 1,239 +0.5%
1858 1,245 +0.5%
1859 1,251 +0.5%
1860 1,257 +0.5%
1861 1,263 +0.5%
1862 1,269 +0.5%
1863 1,274 +0.5%
1864 1,280 +0.4%
1865 1,286 +0.4%
1866 1,292 +0.5%
1867 1,299 +0.5%
1868 1,306 +0.5%
1869 1,312 +0.5%
1870 1,319 +0.5%
1871 1,344 +2.0%
1872 1,370 +1.9%
1873 1,396 +1.9%
1874 1,421 +1.8%
1875 1,446 +1.8%
1876 1,474 +1.9%
1877 1,502 +1.9%
1878 1,529 +1.8%
1879 1,556 +1.8%
1880 1,583 +1.7%
1881 2,479 +56.5%
1882 2,508 +1.2%
1883 3,403 +35.7%
1884 4,296 +26.3%
1885 3,460 -19.5%
1886 3,492 +0.9%
1887 4,388 +25.7%
1888 6,147 +40.1%
1889 7,906 +28.6%
1890 9,663 +22.2%
1891 11,412 +18.1%
1892 13,169 +15.4%
1893 16,635 +26.3%
1894 20,978 +26.1%
1895 21,867 +4.2%
1896 27,072 +23.8%
1897 27,962 +3.3%
1898 36,616 +30.9%
1899 36,640 +0.1%
1900 53,048 +44.8%
1901 65,980 +24.4%
1902 58,226 -11.8%
1903 57,367 -1.5%
1904 72,848 +27.0%
1905 86,588 +18.9%
1906 76,283 -11.9%
1907 108,915 +42.8%
1908 142,378 +30.7%
1909 144,071 +1.2%
1910 150,908 +4.7%
1911 212,789 +41.0%
1912 212,929 +0.1%
1913 187,300 -12.0%
1914 280,255 +49.6%
1915 181,525 -35.2%
1916 219,153 +20.7%
1917 269,596 +23.0%
1918 335,397 +24.4%
1919 197,948 -41.0%
1920 259,421 +31.1%
1921 321,617 +24.0%
1922 354,639 +10.3%
1923 376,498 +6.2%
1924 431,581 +14.6%
1925 423,501 -1.9%
1926 416,590 -1.6%
1927 425,003 +2.0%
1928 487,088 +14.6%
1929 561,836 +15.3%
1930 540,426 -3.8%
1931 507,510 -6.1%
1932 572,260 +12.8%
1933 497,812 -13.0%
1934 506,805 +1.8%
1935 501,939 -1.0%
1936 512,234 +2.1%
1937 569,884 +11.3%
1938 648,059 +13.7%
1939 716,963 +10.6%
1940 870,119 +21.4%
1941 937,899 +7.8%
1942 1.13 million +20.8%
1943 1.23 million +8.6%
1944 917,507 -25.5%
1945 1.08 million +17.6%
1946 990,341 -8.2%
1947 1.10 million +11.0%
1948 1.05 million -4.5%
1949 1.19 million +13.7%
1950 1.02 million -14.3%
1951 1.13 million +10.1%
1952 1.29 million +14.1%
1953 1.43 million +11.5%
1954 1.51 million +5.6%
1955 1.58 million +4.6%
1956 1.67 million +5.6%
1957 1.83 million +9.7%
1958 1.97 million +7.5%
1959 2.33 million +18.4%
1960 2.57 million +10.0%
1961 2.80 million +9.1%
1962 3.18 million +13.4%
1963 3.31 million +4.3%
1964 3.83 million +15.6%
1965 3.83 million +0.0%
1966 3.56 million -6.9%
1967 3.58 million +0.4%
1968 3.50 million -2.2%
1969 3.44 million -1.8%
1970 3.38 million -1.7%
1971 3.21 million -5.1%
1972 3.12 million -2.6%
1973 3.04 million -2.7%
1974 3.11 million +2.3%
1975 3.11 million +0.1%
1976 2.97 million -4.6%
1977 2.77 million -6.7%
1978 2.88 million +4.0%
1979 2.90 million +0.5%
1980 3.06 million +5.7%
1981 2.99 million -2.4%
1982 3.10 million +3.8%
1983 3.01 million -3.0%
1984 2.97 million -1.3%
1985 3.17 million +6.7%
1986 3.13 million -1.3%
1987 3.15 million +0.8%
1988 3.28 million +3.9%
1989 3.17 million -3.2%
1990 1.46 million -53.9%
1991 1.25 million -14.7%
1992 1.12 million -10.1%
1993 1.56 million +39.5%
1994 1.75 million +12.1%
1995 1.70 million -3.0%
1996 1.66 million -2.6%
1997 1.61 million -2.5%
1998 1.44 million -10.9%
1999 1.09 million -24.4%
2000 1.10 million +1.0%
2001 1.02 million -6.9%
2002 923,300 -9.7%
2003 1.00 million +8.4%
2004 960,717 -4.1%
2005 949,351 -1.2%
2006 941,503 -0.8%
2007 1.03 million +9.4%
2008 719,659 -30.1%
2009 567,371 -21.2%
2010 326,036 -42.5%
2011 651,620 +99.9%
2012 318,822 -51.1%
2013 158,849 -50.2%
2014 150,393 -5.3%
2015 130,451 -13.3%
2016 89,355 -31.5%
2017 88,689 -0.7%
2018 74,436 -16.1%
2019 66,983 -10.0%
2020 64,405 -3.8%
2021 44,311 -31.2%
2022 51,645 +16.5%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 51,645 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 2.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 51,645 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +99.9% 326,036 651,620
1881 +56.5% 1,583 2,479
1990 -53.9% 3.17 million 1.46 million
2012 -51.1% 651,620 318,822
2013 -50.2% 318,822 158,849
1914 +49.6% 187,300 280,255

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 777.64 761.33 793.95 10
1760s 814.67 797.58 831.76 10
1770s 853.46 835.56 871.37 10
1780s 894.1 875.35 912.86 10
1790s 936.68 917.03 956.33 10
1800s 980.99 960.7 1,001 10
1810s 1,029 1,006 1,052 10
1820s 1,071 1,057 1,085 10
1830s 1,113 1,089 1,138 10
1840s 1,169 1,143 1,194 10
1850s 1,224 1,196 1,251 10
1860s 1,284 1,257 1,312 10
1870s 1,436 1,319 1,556 10
1880s 3,966 1,583 7,906 10
1890s 22,201 9,663 36,640 10
1900s 86,571 53,048 144,071 10
1910s 224,780 150,908 335,397 10
1920s 405,777 259,421 561,836 10
1930s 557,389 497,812 716,963 10
1940s 1.05 million 870,119 1.23 million 10
1950s 1.58 million 1.02 million 2.33 million 10
1960s 3.36 million 2.57 million 3.83 million 10
1970s 3.05 million 2.77 million 3.38 million 10
1980s 3.10 million 2.97 million 3.28 million 10
1990s 1.46 million 1.09 million 1.75 million 10
2000s 921,245 567,371 1.10 million 10
2010s 205,563 66,983 651,620 10
2020s 53,454 44,311 64,405 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria?
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in Bulgaria was 51,645 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 3.83 million in 1965.
What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 761.33 in 1750.
How does Bulgaria rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. 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 So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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So emissions by world region in million tonnes
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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