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Climate Statistics · Country

CO₂ emissions per person in Bulgaria

1970 – 2024 · 55 data points 14 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
Climate · Bulgaria

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 5.3t CO₂ −0.4 since 2023
Countries · 2024 14 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −1.4
vs World +0.6 World: 4.7 · 2024
CO₂ emissions per person, 1970 – 2024 tonnes of CO₂ per person · Bulgaria · World
−1.4 since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Compared with CO₂ emissions per person · tonnes of CO₂ per person
Bulgaria
5.3
World
4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1970 – 2024
Latest value 5.3 · 2024
First value 8.1 · 1970
Highest 10.7 · 1980
Lowest 5.3 · 2024
Data points 55

By year

All years · 1970 – 2024

YearBulgariaChange World
2024 5.3 −0.4 4.7
2023 5.7 −1.9 4.7
2022 7.6 +0.6 4.7
2021 7.0 +1.0 4.7
2020 6.0 −0.7 4.5
2019 6.7 −0.2 4.7
2018 6.9 −0.3 4.7
2017 7.2 +0.4 4.7
2016 6.8 −0.3 4.7
2015 7.1 +0.4 4.7
2014 6.7 +0.5 4.8
2013 6.2 −0.6 4.8
2012 6.8 −0.6 4.8
2011 7.5 +0.8 4.8
2010 6.7 +0.4 4.7
2009 6.3 −1.0 4.5
2008 7.3 −0.4 4.6
2007 7.6 +0.5 4.6
2006 7.1 +0.3 4.5
2005 6.9 +0.2 4.4
2004 6.7 −0.2 4.3
2003 6.9 +0.8 4.2
2002 6.1 −0.2 4.0
2001 6.3 +0.4 4.0
2000 5.9 −0.2 4.0
1999 6.1 −0.8 3.9
1998 6.9 −0.3 4.0
1997 7.1 −0.2 4.0
1996 7.4 +0.1 4.0
1995 7.3 +0.2 4.0
1994 7.1 −0.3 3.9
1993 7.4 +0.2 4.0
1992 7.3 −0.3 4.0
1991 7.5 −1.7 4.1
1990 9.2 −1.1 4.1
1989 10.3 −0.0 4.2
1988 10.3 −0.1 4.2
1987 10.4 +0.0 4.1
1986 10.4 +0.1 4.0
1985 10.3 +0.2 4.0
1984 10.1 −0.2 4.1
1983 10.3 −0.1 4.0
1982 10.4 +0.2 4.1
1981 10.2 −0.5 4.2
1980 10.7 +0.3 4.3
1979 10.4 +0.4 4.5
1978 10.0 +0.7 4.4
1977 9.3 +0.3 4.4
1976 9.0 +0.1 4.3
1975 9.0 +0.5 4.1
1974 8.4 +0.0 4.2
1973 8.4 +0.1 4.3
1972 8.3 +0.2 4.2
1971 8.1 −0.1 4.0
1970 8.1 4.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryCO₂ emissions per person
24 Algeria 3.9
26 Argentina 3.7
38 Bangladesh 0.6
31 Brazil 2.1
13 Bulgaria 6.0
2 Canada 14.4
21 Chile 4.5
7 China 8.5
34 Colombia 1.7
35 Congo - Brazzaville 1.3
42 Congo - Kinshasa 0.0
6 Czechia 8.9
32 Ecuador 2.1
29 Egypt 2.3
12 Finland 7.1
22 France 4.2
28 Gabon 2.4
11 Germany 7.7
17 Greece 4.9
37 Honduras 0.9
19 Hong Kong SAR China 4.6
33 India 1.7
30 Indonesia 2.2
16 Italy 5.0
25 Lebanon 3.8
40 Liberia 0.2
15 Lithuania 5.1
27 Mexico 3.5
8 Netherlands 8.2
9 Norway 8.1
36 Philippines 1.2
10 Poland 7.9
23 Romania 3.9
4 Russia 12.3
1 Saudi Arabia 18.3
41 Sierra Leone 0.2
5 South Korea 11.9
20 Spain 4.5
14 Türkiye 5.1
18 United Kingdom 4.8
3 United States 13.5
39 Yemen 0.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

Carbon dioxide released by the country per resident in a year.

How it is calculated

CO₂ emissions from fuels and industry (excluding land use) divided by the population, in tonnes.