Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -47.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Bulgaria, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bulgaria is -47.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bulgaria peaked at -8.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -47.4%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -26.1% | -33.3% | -8.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | -35.4% | -37.1% | -33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -38.7% | -41.5% | -35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -43.6% | -47.4% | -41.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.59 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 747.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 244 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.76 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,385 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 137 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.64 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,492 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bulgaria?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Bulgaria was -47.4% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was -8.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.4% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Bulgaria ranks 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.