Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0485 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0485 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0686 kt per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 kt per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0473 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0488 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0504 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0519 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0534 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0549 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0567 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0582 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0567 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0602 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0612 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.063 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0638 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.065 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0656 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0661 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0666 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0673 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0676 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0683 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0683 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0676 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0666 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0656 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0645 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.064 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0643 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0645 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.064 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.062 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0587 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0584 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0582 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.058 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0588 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0573 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0562 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.056 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0511 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0508 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0565 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0534 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0516 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.05 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0485 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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% | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0519 kt per square kilometre | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | 0.0582 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0628 kt per square kilometre | 0.0567 kt per square kilometre | 0.0666 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | 0.0673 kt per square kilometre | 0.0686 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0607 kt per square kilometre | 0.0666 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0532 kt per square kilometre | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | 0.0575 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0507 kt per square kilometre | 0.0485 kt per square kilometre | 0.0529 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More climate change data for Bulgaria
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- 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Bulgaria?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Bulgaria was 0.0485 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 kt per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.