Bulgaria Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
46.676.574
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−6,02%
decrease
Global Share
0,09%
Per Capita
6,92
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Bulgaria were 46.676.574 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −6,02% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −2.988.091 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 49.664.666 tons.
- Per capita: 6,92 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Bulgaria accounts for 0,09% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.676.574 | 34.188.472 | 7.372.148 | 3.814.557 | 1.301.397 | 6,92 | −6,02% | 0,088% |
| 2023 | 49.664.666 | 36.970.581 | 7.627.766 | 3.839.726 | 1.226.593 | 7,31 | −20,84% | 0,095% |
| 2022 | 62.743.197 | 49.443.077 | 8.215.533 | 3.912.215 | 1.172.372 | 9,17 | 6,04% | 0,12% |
| 2021 | 59.171.939 | 45.871.092 | 8.221.854 | 4.002.010 | 1.076.984 | 8,59 | 12,53% | 0,12% |
| 2020 | 52.582.538 | 39.415.079 | 8.119.670 | 3.986.565 | 1.061.223 | 7,58 | −9,02% | 0,11% |
| 2019 | 57.793.554 | 44.635.816 | 8.208.072 | 3.932.958 | 1.016.707 | 8,27 | −2,64% | 0,11% |
| 2018 | 59.359.613 | 46.313.496 | 8.395.173 | 3.860.902 | 790.041 | 8,44 | −5,13% | 0,12% |
| 2017 | 62.568.290 | 49.283.244 | 8.616.832 | 3.883.558 | 784.655 | 8,83 | 3,75% | 0,13% |
| 2016 | 60.308.892 | 47.130.132 | 8.458.474 | 3.933.323 | 786.962 | 8,46 | −3,84% | 0,12% |
| 2015 | 62.718.580 | 49.857.185 | 8.577.725 | 3.518.585 | 765.086 | 8,74 | 3,62% | 0,13% |
| 2014 | 60.525.744 | 47.314.974 | 8.428.536 | 3.823.148 | 959.086 | 8,38 | 6,1% | 0,12% |
| 2013 | 57.046.422 | 44.452.018 | 8.480.274 | 3.314.577 | 799.553 | 7,85 | −8,63% | 0,12% |
| 2012 | 62.435.323 | 49.916.515 | 8.850.877 | 3.099.185 | 568.745 | 8,54 | −7,23% | 0,13% |
| 2011 | 67.301.944 | 54.784.170 | 9.091.661 | 2.886.056 | 540.057 | 9,15 | 9,19% | 0,14% |
| 2010 | 61.639.710 | 49.509.404 | 8.793.737 | 2.856.505 | 480.065 | 8,32 | 5,07% | 0,14% |
| 2009 | 58.664.133 | 46.536.138 | 8.815.809 | 2.838.828 | 473.359 | 7,87 | −12,34% | 0,14% |
| 2008 | 66.924.756 | 54.562.803 | 9.019.256 | 2.862.016 | 480.680 | 8,91 | −4,44% | 0,15% |
| 2007 | 70.034.194 | 57.639.071 | 9.087.725 | 2.953.851 | 353.547 | 9,26 | 5,71% | 0,16% |
| 2006 | 66.251.876 | 54.035.593 | 8.946.400 | 2.930.231 | 339.651 | 8,69 | 1,96% | 0,16% |
| 2005 | 64.977.377 | 52.490.515 | 9.058.921 | 3.147.799 | 280.143 | 8,46 | 1,43% | 0,16% |
| 2004 | 64.062.473 | 51.463.465 | 9.201.296 | 3.191.026 | 206.686 | 8,27 | −2,49% | 0,16% |
| 2003 | 65.696.888 | 53.462.926 | 9.134.728 | 2.930.432 | 168.802 | 8,42 | 10,3% | 0,17% |
| 2002 | 59.561.281 | 47.597.404 | 8.857.964 | 2.959.246 | 146.667 | 7,57 | −5,23% | 0,16% |
| 2001 | 62.849.972 | 50.423.961 | 9.027.388 | 3.271.864 | 126.760 | 7,93 | 3,26% | 0,17% |
| 2000 | 60.864.563 | 48.177.919 | 9.364.857 | 3.217.381 | 104.406 | 7,61 | −2,63% | 0,17% |
| 1999 | 62.506.705 | 50.119.751 | 9.354.380 | 2.948.731 | 83.842 | 7,75 | −10,15% | 0,18% |
| 1998 | 69.565.987 | 56.854.802 | 9.492.778 | 3.146.673 | 71.733 | 8,55 | −4,07% | 0,20% |
| 1997 | 72.520.172 | 59.327.330 | 9.544.743 | 3.586.480 | 61.619 | 8,83 | −3,85% | 0,21% |
| 1996 | 75.420.079 | 61.658.624 | 9.864.214 | 3.834.080 | 63.161 | 9,1 | 0,8% | 0,22% |
| 1995 | 74.819.724 | 61.367.616 | 9.705.886 | 3.678.715 | 67.508 | 8,93 | 1,25% | 0,22% |
| 1994 | 73.898.104 | 60.021.879 | 9.836.320 | 3.988.709 | 51.196 | 8,72 | −4,57% | 0,23% |
| 1993 | 77.435.046 | 62.834.305 | 10.577.100 | 3.986.098 | 37.544 | 9,03 | −1,61% | 0,24% |
| 1992 | 78.704.467 | 62.024.143 | 12.016.517 | 4.635.339 | 28.467 | 9,07 | −5,74% | 0,24% |
| 1991 | 83.494.249 | 64.920.970 | 12.826.337 | 5.725.522 | 21.420 | 9,52 | −17,13% | 0,26% |
| 1990 | 100.754.617 | 80.054.346 | 14.020.413 | 6.666.638 | 13.221 | 11,4 | −11,6% | 0,31% |
| 1989 | 113.969.695 | 91.703.649 | 14.900.236 | 7.362.266 | 3.543 | 12,81 | −1,65% | 0,36% |
| 1988 | 115.879.660 | 92.859.717 | 15.134.667 | 7.882.575 | 2.701 | 12,97 | −0,61% | 0,37% |
| 1987 | 116.589.272 | 93.717.040 | 15.492.605 | 7.377.257 | 2.371 | 13,01 | 0,06% | 0,38% |
| 1986 | 116.519.972 | 93.378.194 | 15.649.145 | 7.490.180 | 2.453 | 12,99 | 0,89% | 0,39% |
| 1985 | 115.492.339 | 92.280.531 | 15.672.906 | 7.538.431 | 472 | 12,87 | 1,29% | 0,40% |
| 1984 | 114.023.426 | 90.114.364 | 16.172.107 | 7.736.145 | 810 | 12,71 | −1,74% | 0,40% |
| 1983 | 116.044.216 | 91.653.544 | 16.113.623 | 8.276.291 | 759 | 12,96 | −0,94% | 0,41% |
| 1982 | 117.142.969 | 92.594.266 | 16.167.175 | 8.380.874 | 654 | 13,12 | 1,77% | 0,42% |
| 1981 | 115.106.596 | 90.721.887 | 15.854.404 | 8.529.414 | 891 | 12,93 | −3,04% | 0,41% |
| 1980 | 118.717.318 | 94.608.413 | 15.875.094 | 8.233.724 | 87 | 13,37 | 3,04% | 0,42% |
| 1979 | 115.213.451 | 91.487.361 | 15.563.438 | 8.162.652 | 0 | 13,01 | 3,56% | 0,40% |
| 1978 | 111.254.211 | 88.210.234 | 15.208.561 | 7.835.416 | 0 | 12,6 | 5,86% | 0,40% |
| 1977 | 105.097.916 | 82.151.298 | 15.007.450 | 7.939.168 | 0 | 11,94 | 2,91% | 0,39% |
| 1976 | 102.128.321 | 79.144.785 | 14.968.241 | 8.015.295 | 0 | 11,64 | 0,83% | 0,38% |
| 1975 | 101.282.627 | 78.269.418 | 14.823.428 | 8.189.781 | 0 | 11,59 | 6,85% | 0,40% |
| 1974 | 94.785.389 | 73.162.874 | 14.130.099 | 7.492.416 | 0 | 10,9 | 0,95% | 0,37% |
| 1973 | 93.897.256 | 72.295.109 | 14.294.177 | 7.307.971 | 0 | 10,85 | 1,21% | 0,37% |
| 1972 | 92.777.998 | 71.314.697 | 14.118.810 | 7.344.491 | 0 | 10,78 | 3,24% | 0,38% |
| 1971 | 89.864.609 | 69.002.963 | 13.744.947 | 7.116.699 | 0 | 10,5 | 0,61% | 0,39% |
| 1970 | 89.319.116 | 69.065.389 | 13.398.280 | 6.855.447 | 0 | 10,5 | – | 0,38% |
See also
- Bulgaria CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Bulgaria
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).