Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 188 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Bulgaria is 188 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Bulgaria peaked at 271 kt in 1984 and was at its lowest, 161 kt, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 62nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 181 kt | — |
| 1962 | 187 kt | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 193 kt | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 199 kt | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 205 kt | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 211 kt | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 217 kt | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 224 kt | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 230 kt | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 224 kt | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 235 kt | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 238 kt | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 242 kt | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 249 kt | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 252 kt | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 257 kt | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 259 kt | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 261 kt | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 263 kt | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 266 kt | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 267 kt | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 269 kt | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 270 kt | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 271 kt | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 270 kt | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 269 kt | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 267 kt | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 271 kt | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 269 kt | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 263 kt | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 259 kt | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 255 kt | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 253 kt | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 254 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 255 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 253 kt | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 250 kt | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 245 kt | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 240 kt | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 235 kt | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 232 kt | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 229 kt | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 227 kt | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 226 kt | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 225 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 228 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 226 kt | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 222 kt | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 222 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 218 kt | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 217 kt | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 198 kt | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 197 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 161 kt | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 223 kt | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 219 kt | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 223 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 207 kt | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 201 kt | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 205 kt | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 200 kt | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 194 kt | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 188 kt | -3.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 188 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 2.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 188 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +38.5% | 161 kt | 223 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205.22 kt | 181 kt | 230 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 248 kt | 224 kt | 263 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 268.9 kt | 266 kt | 271 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 252.7 kt | 240 kt | 263 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 227.2 kt | 222 kt | 235 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 206.4 kt | 161 kt | 223 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.75 kt | 188 kt | 205 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 59 Sudan (former) 228.8 kt compare
- 60 Belarus 206 kt compare
- 61 Czechia 196 kt compare
- 63 Yugoslav SFR 181.44 kt compare
- 64 Ethiopia PDR 177.8 kt compare
- 65 Singapore 173 kt compare
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 waste — emissions in Bulgaria?
- Waste — emissions in Bulgaria was 188 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 271 kt in 1984.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 161 kt in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste — emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf