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Bulgaria Annual CO2 Emissions

Bulgaria's annual CO2 emissions fell to 36.09 million tonnes in 2023, down from 46.97 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 23.1% (10.87 million) from the previous year. Bulgaria has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (36.09 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Europe, Bulgaria is higher (36.09 million vs regional median 35.26 million) and ranks 22nd out of 44 countries in Europe.

Yearly Historical Data (1881-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 36.09
2022 46.97
2021 42.43
2020 36.64
2019 42.27
2018 43.58
2017 47.52
2016 45.42
2015 48.2
2014 45.25
2013 42.73
2012 48.36
2011 53.21
2010 47.9
2009 45.84
2008 54.11
2007 55.75
2006 51.92
2005 50.68
2004 49.62
2003 50.59
2002 46.24
2001 49.12
2000 45.59
1999 46.47
1998 53.21
1997 55.89
1996 58.54
1995 58
1994 56.46
1993 58.49
1992 57.46
1991 61.62
1990 76.74
1989 88.21
1988 89.66
1987 91.27
1986 91.17
1985 89.22
1984 87.04
1983 90.06
1982 89.84
1981 80.09
1980 77.25
1979 78.93
1978 81.21
1977 75.8
1976 72.96
1975 72.92
1974 71.14
1973 68.72
1972 66.08
1971 64.22
1970 61.17
1969 66.31
1968 59.46
1967 55.11
1966 48.72
1965 46.27
1964 42.82
1963 34.37
1962 30.7
1961 25.95
1960 22.27
1959 19.62
1958 15.63
1957 14.39
1956 12.97
1955 12.09
1954 11.39
1953 10.59
1952 9.43
1951 8.16
1950 7.5
1949 7.45
1948 6.22
1947 5.91
1946 4.98
1945 5.21
1944 4.39
1943 5.81
1942 5.35
1941 4.42
1940 4.1
1939 3.48
1938 3.17
1937 2.79
1936 2.51
1935 2.47
1934 2.44
1933 2.35
1932 2.64
1931 2.27
1930 2.4
1929 2.48
1928 2.14
1927 1.82
1926 1.78
1925 1.81
1924 1.84
1923 1.6
1922 1.51
1921 1.37
1920 1.1
1919 0.84
1918 1.42
1917 1.14
1916 0.92
1915 0.76
1914 1.18
1913 0.79
1912 0.9
1911 0.9
1910 0.63
1909 0.6
1908 0.6
1907 0.45
1906 0.32
1905 0.36
1904 0.3
1903 0.23
1902 0.24
1901 0.27
1900 0.22
1899 0.15
1898 0.15
1897 0.11
1896 0.11
1895 0.08
1894 0.08
1893 0.06
1892 0.05
1891 0.04
1890 0.03
1889 0.03
1888 0.02
1887 0.01
1886 0.01
1885 0.01
1884 0.01
1883 0.01
1882 0
1881 0
Bulgaria Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Bulgaria.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 46.26% 46.49% 2022
Forest Area (%) 36.1% 35.98% 2022