Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 was 5.99 million Tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.99 million Tonne
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
16th
of 30 countries
All-time high
8.96 million Tonne
in 2021
All-time low
5.99 million Tonne
in 2023
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 in Bulgaria, 2008–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2008201520232008: 7.3M Tonne2009: 7.1M Tonne2010: 6.9M Tonne2011: 7.0M Tonne2012: 7.4M Tonne2013: 6.4M Tonne2014: 7.4M Tonne2015: 7.9M Tonne2016: 8.3M Tonne2017: 8.5M Tonne2018: 8.4M Tonne2019: 8.6M Tonne2020: 8.2M Tonne2021: 9.0M Tonne2022: 6.2M Tonne2023: 6.0M Tonne

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 5.99 million Tonne for air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 in Bulgaria peaked at 8.96 million Tonne in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.99 million Tonne, in 2023.

Bulgaria ranks 16th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2023.
Year Tonne Change
2008 7.26 million Tonne
2009 7.12 million Tonne -1.9%
2010 6.92 million Tonne -2.7%
2011 7.02 million Tonne +1.4%
2012 7.37 million Tonne +5.0%
2013 6.38 million Tonne -13.4%
2014 7.36 million Tonne +15.4%
2015 7.92 million Tonne +7.6%
2016 8.27 million Tonne +4.4%
2017 8.46 million Tonne +2.3%
2018 8.41 million Tonne -0.5%
2019 8.64 million Tonne +2.7%
2020 8.21 million Tonne -5.0%
2021 8.96 million Tonne +9.2%
2022 6.23 million Tonne -30.5%
2023 5.99 million Tonne -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.19 million Tonne 7.12 million Tonne 7.26 million Tonne 2
2010s 7.67 million Tonne 6.38 million Tonne 8.64 million Tonne 10
2020s 7.35 million Tonne 5.99 million Tonne 8.96 million Tonne 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Austria 8.88 million Tonne compare
  2. 14 Sweden 7.06 million Tonne compare
  3. 15 Hungary 6.91 million Tonne compare
  4. 17 Ireland 5.29 million Tonne compare
  5. 18 Switzerland 4.86 million Tonne compare
  6. 19 Norway 4.42 million Tonne compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 in Bulgaria?
Air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 in Bulgaria was 5.99 million Tonne in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 8.96 million Tonne in 2021.
What is the lowest air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.99 million Tonne in 2023.
How does Bulgaria rank for air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is air emissions accounts related to road transport by nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 activity
Unit
Tonne
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 616 data points, 1995–2024
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