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% 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 6.56 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% | 0.09% |
| 2023 | 49,664,666 | 36,970,581 | 7,627,766 | 3,839,726 | 1,226,593 | 7.31 | −20.84% | 0.09% |
| 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).