Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions Share was 63.06 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Bulgaria is 63.06 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Bulgaria peaked at 64 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.65 %, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 28th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.65 % | — |
| 1991 | 47.76 % | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 49.49 % | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 54.08 % | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 58.36 % | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 59.71 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 59.18 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 60.39 % | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 59.82 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 59.58 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 60.69 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.11 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 60.74 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 60.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 61.52 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.53 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 61.85 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 62.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.64 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 63.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 61.97 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 60.38 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 62.04 % | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 56.25 % | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 63.65 % | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 64 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.24 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 63.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 62.13 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.1 % | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 63.06 % | +3.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 63.06 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 2.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 63.06 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.44 % | 45.65 % | 60.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.54 % | 59.58 % | 63.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.19 % | 56.25 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.37 % | 61.1 % | 63.18 % | 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 share in Bulgaria?
- Waste — emissions share in Bulgaria was 63.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 64 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.65 % in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for waste — emissions share?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.