Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0017 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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% | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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 waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.