Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was 76.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
76.84 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 120.6%
World rank
81st
of 214 countries
All-time high
900 % change on previous year
in 1898
All-time low
-588.05 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
132
1884–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1884–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 76.84 % change on previous year for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 120.6% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 900 % change on previous year in 1898 and was at its lowest, -588.05 % change on previous year, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1885 | -200 % change on previous year | — |
| 1886 | 100 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1888 | 100 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1890 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1891 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1892 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1893 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1894 | 25 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1895 | -80 % change on previous year | -420.0% |
| 1896 | 500 % change on previous year | -725.0% |
| 1897 | -83.33 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1898 | 900 % change on previous year | -1180.0% |
| 1899 | -100 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1901 | -21.05 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1902 | -160 % change on previous year | +660.0% |
| 1903 | 88.89 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 1905 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1906 | -175 % change on previous year | +1475.0% |
| 1907 | 416.67 % change on previous year | -338.1% |
| 1908 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1909 | -94.87 % change on previous year | -3705.1% |
| 1910 | 300 % change on previous year | -416.2% |
| 1911 | 800 % change on previous year | +166.7% |
| 1912 | -100 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1914 | 460 % change on previous year | -560.0% |
| 1915 | -206.48 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1916 | 138.26 % change on previous year | -167.0% |
| 1917 | 34.09 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1918 | 30.51 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1919 | -307.79 % change on previous year | -1108.9% |
| 1920 | 145 % change on previous year | -147.1% |
| 1921 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1922 | -46.58 % change on previous year | -3453.4% |
| 1923 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1924 | 150 % change on previous year | -550.0% |
| 1925 | -113.85 % change on previous year | -175.9% |
| 1926 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 1927 | 225 % change on previous year | +1925.0% |
| 1928 | 778.78 % change on previous year | +246.1% |
| 1929 | 6.91 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1930 | -123.44 % change on previous year | -1886.2% |
| 1931 | -58.55 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1932 | 383.4 % change on previous year | -754.8% |
| 1933 | -179.81 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 1934 | 131.66 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1935 | -63.94 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 1936 | 21.91 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 1937 | 582.11 % change on previous year | +2556.4% |
| 1938 | 39.98 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1939 | -19.01 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 1940 | 97.88 % change on previous year | -614.9% |
| 1941 | -47.68 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 1942 | 187.5 % change on previous year | -493.2% |
| 1943 | -50.2 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1944 | -408.05 % change on previous year | +712.9% |
| 1945 | 157.68 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1946 | -128.47 % change on previous year | -181.5% |
| 1947 | 500.11 % change on previous year | -489.3% |
| 1948 | -66.81 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1949 | 297.38 % change on previous year | -545.1% |
| 1950 | -96.33 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1952 | 89.57 % change on previous year | -193.0% |
| 1953 | -8.4 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1954 | -30.4 % change on previous year | +262.0% |
| 1955 | -13.16 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 1956 | 25.12 % change on previous year | -290.9% |
| 1957 | 62.37 % change on previous year | +148.3% |
| 1958 | -12.9 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 1959 | 222.67 % change on previous year | -1826.7% |
| 1960 | -33.71 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1961 | 38.74 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 1962 | 29.52 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1963 | -22.88 % change on previous year | -177.5% |
| 1964 | 130.08 % change on previous year | -668.5% |
| 1965 | -59.13 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 1966 | -29.1 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1967 | 161.22 % change on previous year | -654.0% |
| 1968 | -31.85 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 1969 | 57.13 % change on previous year | -279.4% |
| 1970 | -175.01 % change on previous year | -406.4% |
| 1971 | 159.36 % change on previous year | -191.1% |
| 1972 | -39.05 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1973 | 42.05 % change on previous year | -207.7% |
| 1974 | -8.3 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 1975 | -26.04 % change on previous year | +213.6% |
| 1976 | -97.62 % change on previous year | +274.8% |
| 1978 | 91.38 % change on previous year | -193.6% |
| 1979 | -142.06 % change on previous year | -255.5% |
| 1980 | 26.3 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 1981 | 269.09 % change on previous year | +923.3% |
| 1982 | 243.9 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1983 | -97.77 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1985 | 172.15 % change on previous year | -276.1% |
| 1986 | -10.36 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 1987 | -94.65 % change on previous year | +814.1% |
| 1989 | 89.68 % change on previous year | -194.7% |
| 1991 | -53.8 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1992 | 72.45 % change on previous year | -234.7% |
| 1993 | 124.81 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 1994 | -294.15 % change on previous year | -335.7% |
| 1995 | 176.45 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1996 | -64.55 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1997 | -588.05 % change on previous year | +811.0% |
| 1998 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 1999 | -150.43 % change on previous year | +10368.8% |
| 2000 | 87.07 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 2001 | 503.7 % change on previous year | +478.5% |
| 2002 | -181.77 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 2003 | 251.12 % change on previous year | -238.2% |
| 2004 | -121.93 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 2005 | 211.44 % change on previous year | -273.4% |
| 2006 | 16.37 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 2007 | 209.72 % change on previous year | +1180.8% |
| 2008 | -142.89 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 2009 | -403.6 % change on previous year | +182.5% |
| 2010 | 124.96 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 2011 | 156.83 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 2012 | -191.31 % change on previous year | -222.0% |
| 2013 | -17.54 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2014 | 145.42 % change on previous year | -929.0% |
| 2015 | 14.38 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2016 | -194.09 % change on previous year | -1449.4% |
| 2017 | 175.52 % change on previous year | -190.4% |
| 2018 | -287.55 % change on previous year | -263.8% |
| 2019 | 66.81 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2020 | -329.85 % change on previous year | -593.7% |
| 2021 | 203.02 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 2022 | -21.18 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 2023 | -372.2 % change on previous year | +1657.2% |
| 2024 | 76.84 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 76.84 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.18 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 76.84 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.23 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -10368.8% | -1.44 % change on previous year | -150.43 % change on previous year |
| 1909 | -3705.1% | 2.63 % change on previous year | -94.87 % change on previous year |
| 1922 | -3453.4% | 1.39 % change on previous year | -46.58 % change on previous year |
| 1937 | +2556.4% | 21.91 % change on previous year | 582.11 % change on previous year |
| 1927 | +1925.0% | 11.11 % change on previous year | 225 % change on previous year |
| 1930 | -1886.2% | 6.91 % change on previous year | -123.44 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 % change on previous year | -200 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1890s | 126.17 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 900 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.77 % change on previous year | -175 % change on previous year | 416.67 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1910s | 127.62 % change on previous year | -307.79 % change on previous year | 800 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1920s | 112.44 % change on previous year | -113.85 % change on previous year | 778.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 71.43 % change on previous year | -179.81 % change on previous year | 582.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 53.93 % change on previous year | -408.05 % change on previous year | 500.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 26.5 % change on previous year | -96.33 % change on previous year | 222.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 24 % change on previous year | -59.13 % change on previous year | 161.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -21.7 % change on previous year | -175.01 % change on previous year | 159.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 74.79 % change on previous year | -97.77 % change on previous year | 269.09 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -86.52 % change on previous year | -588.05 % change on previous year | 176.45 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.93 % change on previous year | -403.6 % change on previous year | 503.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6566 % change on previous year | -287.55 % change on previous year | 175.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -88.67 % change on previous year | -372.2 % change on previous year | 203.02 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 78 Papua New Guinea 84.28 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Solomon Islands 78.97 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Netherlands 78.72 % change on previous year compare
- 82 France 75.61 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Pakistan 71.88 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Germany 71.05 % change on previous year 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was 76.84 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 900 % change on previous year in 1898.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -588.05 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.