Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per was 4.5 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria is 4.5 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria peaked at 5.03 t per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.09 t per square kilometre, in 2003.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.78 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.53 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 4.3 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 4.32 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 4.15 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 4.13 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.85 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 3.83 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.76 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.67 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 3.66 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.47 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 3.38 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.27 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 3.32 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.29 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.38 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.5 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 3.73 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 3.83 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.08 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 4.07 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.86 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 4.07 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 3.92 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 4.27 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 4.12 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 4.2 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.34 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.01 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 4.58 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 4.77 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.27 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 4.38 t per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 4.13 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 3.49 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 3.54 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.9 t per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 5.03 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.09 t per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2004 | 3.82 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 4.06 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.57 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.01 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 4.09 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.19 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.37 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.84 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 4.67 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.07 t per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 4.39 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.47 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.42 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.42 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.44 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.5 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8814 t per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.5 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.38 t per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -38.5% | 5.03 t per square kilometre | 3.09 t per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +38.5% | 3.54 t per square kilometre | 4.9 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.18 t per square kilometre | 3.76 t per square kilometre | 4.78 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.42 t per square kilometre | 3.27 t per square kilometre | 3.67 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.95 t per square kilometre | 3.5 t per square kilometre | 4.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.16 t per square kilometre | 3.46 t per square kilometre | 4.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 t per square kilometre | 3.09 t per square kilometre | 5.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 t per square kilometre | 4.07 t per square kilometre | 4.84 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 t per square kilometre | 4.42 t per square kilometre | 4.5 t 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 wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Bulgaria was 4.5 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 t per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 t per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues 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
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.