Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) was 0.0476 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Bulgaria, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0476 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0647 Mt CO2e in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 Mt CO2e, in 1991.
That places Bulgaria 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.053 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.053 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0527 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.052 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0498 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0502 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0502 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0529 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0509 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0492 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0475 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0474 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0477 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0589 Mt CO2e | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0647 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | -52.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 Mt CO2e | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0421 Mt CO2e | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0371 Mt CO2e | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.029 Mt CO2e | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 Mt CO2e | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0337 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.036 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0389 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0405 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0456 Mt CO2e | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0479 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0429 Mt CO2e | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0412 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0435 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0433 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0404 Mt CO2e | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0423 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0434 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0475 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.05 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0506 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0491 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0486 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0459 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0476 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0219 Mt CO2e, 2.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0476 Mt CO2e is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0234 Mt CO2e, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -52.0% | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | 0.0279 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0514 Mt CO2e | 0.0498 Mt CO2e | 0.053 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0521 Mt CO2e | 0.0474 Mt CO2e | 0.0647 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 Mt CO2e | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.041 Mt CO2e | 0.0337 Mt CO2e | 0.0479 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0467 Mt CO2e | 0.0404 Mt CO2e | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | 0.0459 Mt CO2e | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2198 hectares per person (2025)
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.01 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Bulgaria?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Bulgaria was 0.0476 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0647 Mt CO2e in 1989.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 Mt CO2e in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).