What is emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria?

Emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria was 90,824 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 361,476 tonnes in 1989.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 241.18 tonnes in 1750.

How does Bulgaria rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Emissions of air pollutants was 90,824 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

90,824 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

101st

of 220 countries

All-time high

361,476 tonnes

in 1989

All-time low

241.18 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria stood at 90,824 tonnes.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria peaked at 361,476 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 241.18 tonnes, in 1750.

Bulgaria ranks 101st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	246.35 tonnes	241.18 tonnes	251.52 tonnes	10
1760s	258.08 tonnes	252.67 tonnes	263.5 tonnes	10
1770s	270.37 tonnes	264.7 tonnes	276.04 tonnes	10
1780s	283.25 tonnes	277.3 tonnes	289.19 tonnes	10
1790s	296.73 tonnes	290.51 tonnes	302.96 tonnes	10
1800s	312.07 tonnes	304.34 tonnes	319.83 tonnes	10
1810s	330.36 tonnes	321.56 tonnes	339.19 tonnes	10
1820s	347.22 tonnes	341.17 tonnes	353.29 tonnes	10
1830s	364.24 tonnes	354.65 tonnes	373.87 tonnes	10
1840s	386.12 tonnes	376.02 tonnes	396.25 tonnes	10
1850s	404.47 tonnes	397.7 tonnes	411.15 tonnes	10
1860s	421.61 tonnes	412.58 tonnes	430.98 tonnes	10
1870s	471.81 tonnes	433.05 tonnes	511.52 tonnes	10
1880s	604.01 tonnes	520.43 tonnes	719.21 tonnes	10
1890s	1,028 tonnes	761.94 tonnes	1,332 tonnes	10
1900s	2,350 tonnes	1,631 tonnes	3,474 tonnes	10
1910s	4,902 tonnes	3,619 tonnes	6,706 tonnes	10
1920s	7,934 tonnes	5,513 tonnes	10,494 tonnes	10
1930s	10,480 tonnes	9,577 tonnes	12,848 tonnes	10
1940s	17,305 tonnes	14,998 tonnes	19,704 tonnes	10
1950s	38,802 tonnes	24,819 tonnes	60,301 tonnes	10
1960s	135,467 tonnes	68,821 tonnes	198,108 tonnes	10
1970s	220,045 tonnes	198,795 tonnes	245,180 tonnes	10
1980s	279,442 tonnes	237,240 tonnes	361,476 tonnes	10
1990s	205,973 tonnes	152,908 tonnes	296,590 tonnes	10
2000s	165,237 tonnes	148,467 tonnes	181,288 tonnes	10
2010s	112,310 tonnes	88,806 tonnes	152,324 tonnes	10
2020s	87,396 tonnes	81,357 tonnes	90,824 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

98 Serbia 94,884 tonnes compare
99 Hungary 93,676 tonnes compare
100 Mozambique 93,012 tonnes compare
103 Uruguay 83,677 tonnes compare
104 Democratic Republic of Congo 82,418 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Bulgaria

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 46.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2479 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7282 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.022 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria?: Emissions of air pollutants in Bulgaria was 90,824 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 361,476 tonnes in 1989.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 241.18 tonnes in 1750.
How does Bulgaria rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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