Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 5,373 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria stood at 5,373 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria peaked at 7,753 kt in 1988 and was at its lowest, 4,619 kt, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 63rd 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,160 kt | — |
| 1962 | 5,332 kt | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 5,504 kt | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 5,677 kt | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 5,851 kt | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 6,024 kt | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 6,197 kt | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 6,398 kt | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 6,571 kt | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 6,407 kt | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 6,720 kt | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 6,806 kt | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6,916 kt | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 7,114 kt | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 7,203 kt | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 7,348 kt | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 7,400 kt | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 7,459 kt | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7,517 kt | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7,602 kt | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 7,633 kt | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 7,690 kt | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 7,720 kt | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 7,749 kt | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 7,720 kt | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 7,695 kt | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7,641 kt | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 7,753 kt | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 7,696 kt | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 7,513 kt | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 7,395 kt | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 7,280 kt | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 7,223 kt | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 7,247 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7,272 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7,217 kt | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 7,134 kt | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 7,003 kt | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 6,856 kt | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 6,731 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 6,633 kt | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,544 kt | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6,489 kt | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 6,474 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6,436 kt | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6,516 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6,450 kt | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6,343 kt | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 6,338 kt | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,214 kt | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6,187 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5,662 kt | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5,648 kt | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,619 kt | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 6,375 kt | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 6,260 kt | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 6,371 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5,905 kt | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 5,749 kt | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 5,926 kt | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 5,714 kt | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 5,543 kt | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 5,373 kt | -3.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5,373 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,573 kt, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5,373 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,462 kt, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 | +38.0% | 4,619 kt | 6,375 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,857 kt | 5,160 kt | 6,571 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,089 kt | 6,407 kt | 7,517 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,690 kt | 7,602 kt | 7,753 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,214 kt | 6,856 kt | 7,513 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,495 kt | 6,338 kt | 6,731 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,899 kt | 4,619 kt | 6,375 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,639 kt | 5,373 kt | 5,926 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 60 Belarus 5,935 kt compare
- 61 Czechia 5,808 kt compare
- 62 Yugoslav SFR 5,538 kt compare
- 64 Ethiopia PDR 5,366 kt compare
- 65 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,098 kt compare
- 66 Singapore 4,974 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 (co2eq) in Bulgaria?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Bulgaria was 5,373 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,753 kt in 1988.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,619 kt in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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