Carbon intensity of electricity in Bulgaria in 2025 — 275 g/kWh. Ranked 39 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 39.9%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | −3 | −1.23% |
| 2024 | 279 | −59 | −17.58% |
| 2023 | 338 | −138 | −28.97% |
| 2022 | 476 | +61 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 415 | +31 | +8.17% |
| 2020 | 384 | −55 | −12.49% |
| 2019 | 439 | −4 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | 443 | −60 | −11.97% |
| 2017 | 503 | +31 | +6.54% |
| 2016 | 472 | −23 | −4.55% |
| 2015 | 495 | +8 | +1.55% |
| 2014 | 487 | −0 | −0.09% |
| 2013 | 487 | −38 | −7.22% |
| 2012 | 525 | −52 | −9.05% |
| 2011 | 578 | +57 | +10.87% |
| 2010 | 521 | −7 | −1.41% |
| 2009 | 528 | −22 | −4.07% |
| 2008 | 551 | −8 | −1.38% |
| 2007 | 559 | +107 | +23.64% |
| 2006 | 452 | −2 | −0.45% |
| 2005 | 454 | −40 | −8.07% |
| 2004 | 494 | +1 | +0.16% |
| 2003 | 493 | +48 | +10.86% |
| 2002 | 445 | −40 | −8.2% |
| 2001 | 484 | +26 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 458 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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