Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.01 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.01 %
World rank
78th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.38 %
in 2020
All-time low
0 %
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.02 %1991: 0.03 %1992: 0.03 %1993: 0.02 %1994: 0.03 %1995: 0.03 %1996: 0.03 %1997: 0.03 %1998: 0.06 %1999: 0.06 %2000: 0.15 %2001: 0.09 %2002: 0.09 %2003: 0.09 %2004: 0.16 %2005: 0.12 %2006: 0.11 %2007: 0.06 %2008: 0.08 %2009: 0.09 %2010: 0.03 %2011: 0.01 %2012: 0.03 %2013: 0.08 %2014: 0.02 %2015: 0.02 %2016: 0.03 %2017: 0.03 %2018: 0.02 %2019: 0.03 %2020: 0.38 %2021: 0.01 %2022: 0 %2023: 0.01 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Bulgaria stood at 0.01 %.

The figure is down 87.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Bulgaria peaked at 0.38 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 2022.

That places Bulgaria 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2) in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 0.02 % —
1991 0.03 % +50.0%
1992 0.03 % +0.0%
1993 0.02 % -33.3%
1994 0.03 % +50.0%
1995 0.03 % +0.0%
1996 0.03 % +0.0%
1997 0.03 % +0.0%
1998 0.06 % +100.0%
1999 0.06 % +0.0%
2000 0.15 % +150.0%
2001 0.09 % -40.0%
2002 0.09 % +0.0%
2003 0.09 % +0.0%
2004 0.16 % +77.8%
2005 0.12 % -25.0%
2006 0.11 % -8.3%
2007 0.06 % -45.5%
2008 0.08 % +33.3%
2009 0.09 % +12.5%
2010 0.03 % -66.7%
2011 0.01 % -66.7%
2012 0.03 % +200.0%
2013 0.08 % +166.7%
2014 0.02 % -75.0%
2015 0.02 % +0.0%
2016 0.03 % +50.0%
2017 0.03 % +0.0%
2018 0.02 % -33.3%
2019 0.03 % +50.0%
2020 0.38 % +1166.7%
2021 0.01 % -97.4%
2022 0 % -100.0%
2023 0.01 % —

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.01 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 %, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.01 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.02 %, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +1166.7% 0.03 % 0.38 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.034 % 0.02 % 0.06 % 10
2000s 0.104 % 0.06 % 0.16 % 10
2010s 0.03 % 0.01 % 0.08 % 10
2020s 0.1 % 0 % 0.38 % 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 78 Azerbaijan 0.01 % compare
  2. 78 Cambodia 0.01 % compare
  3. 78 Canada 0.01 % compare
  4. 78 Chile 0.01 % compare
  5. 78 Colombia 0.01 % compare
  6. 78 Ecuador 0.01 % compare
  7. 78 Ethiopia 0.01 % compare
  8. 78 Germany 0.01 % compare
  9. 78 Iceland 0.01 % compare
  10. 78 Indonesia 0.01 % compare
  11. 78 Jamaica 0.01 % compare
  12. 78 Lithuania 0.01 % compare
  13. 78 Malta 0.01 % compare
  14. 78 New Zealand 0.01 % compare
  15. 78 Peru 0.01 % compare
  16. 78 Romania 0.01 % compare
  17. 78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.01 % compare
  18. 78 Saint Lucia 0.01 % compare
  19. 78 South Africa 0.01 % compare
  20. 78 Thailand 0.01 % compare
  21. 78 Togo 0.01 % compare
  22. 78 Ukraine 0.01 % compare
  23. 78 Viet Nam 0.01 % compare
  24. 78 Zambia 0.01 % compare
  25. 78 Vietnam 0.01 % compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More climate change data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Bulgaria?
Waste — emissions share in Bulgaria was 0.01 % 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 0.38 % in 2020.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for waste — emissions share?
Bulgaria ranks 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-co2/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-co2/bulgaria/">Waste — Emissions Share in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
191 places, 6,349 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.