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Carbon intensity of GDP in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
47th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Bulgaria, 1980–2024

1231980200220241980: 3.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1981: 2.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1982: 2.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1983: 2.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1984: 2.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1985: 2.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1986: 2.5 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1987: 2.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1988: 2.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1989: 2.2 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1990: 2.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1991: 1.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1992: 1.9 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1993: 1.9 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1994: 1.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1995: 1.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1996: 1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1997: 1.9 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1998: 1.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP1999: 1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2000: 1.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2001: 1.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2002: 1.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2003: 1.5 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2004: 1.4 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2005: 1.3 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2006: 1.3 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2007: 1.3 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2008: 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2009: 0.994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2010: 1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2011: 1.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2012: 1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2013: 0.914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2014: 0.964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2015: 0.982 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2016: 0.901 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2017: 0.917 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2018: 0.842 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2019: 0.782 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2020: 0.713 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2021: 0.769 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2022: 0.797 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2023: 0.586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP2024: 0.524 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 3.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 47th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year

Year kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Change
1980 3.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP —
1981 2.85 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -8.6%
1982 2.84 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.3%
1983 2.72 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.3%
1984 2.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.9%
1985 2.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.3%
1986 2.5 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.9%
1987 2.37 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -5.4%
1988 2.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -10.7%
1989 2.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.1%
1990 2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.9%
1991 1.84 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -11.4%
1992 1.89 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.0%
1993 1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.8%
1994 1.83 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.2%
1995 1.82 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.6%
1996 1.73 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.5%
1997 1.94 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +12.0%
1998 1.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -7.7%
1999 1.73 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.8%
2000 1.59 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -8.1%
2001 1.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.8%
2002 1.43 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -10.8%
2003 1.52 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.7%
2004 1.38 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -9.6%
2005 1.31 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.7%
2006 1.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.6%
2007 1.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.0%
2008 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -10.8%
2009 0.994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -11.8%
2010 1.04 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.8%
2011 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.4%
2012 1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -9.6%
2013 0.9139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -10.5%
2014 0.9636 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +5.4%
2015 0.982 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.9%
2016 0.9011 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -8.2%
2017 0.917 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.8%
2018 0.8422 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -8.2%
2019 0.782 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -7.1%
2020 0.7129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -8.8%
2021 0.7694 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +7.9%
2022 0.7968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.6%
2023 0.5859 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -26.5%
2024 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 3.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
1990s 1.86 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.73 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.07 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2000s 1.35 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.994 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.6 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.9492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.782 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.6778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 44 Zimbabwe 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  2. 45 Bhutan 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  3. 46 Georgia 0.5347 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  4. 48 Equatorial Guinea 0.5213 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  5. 49 Morocco 0.5151 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  6. 50 Senegal 0.5058 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Bulgaria?
Carbon intensity of gdp in Bulgaria was 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 3.12 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1980.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.