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Carbon intensity of the economy — Bulgaria

Carbon intensity of the economy in Bulgaria in 2022 — 0.339 kg/$. Ranked 135 in the world out of 164. Since 1910, the indicator has risen by 340.3%.

2022 0.339 kg/$ +7.28% vs 2021
World rank 135of 164
Period maximum 1.085 kg/$1969
Period minimum 0.077 kg/$1910

Trend over time

1910–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Bulgaria, 1910–202200.511.519101922193419461958197019821994200620181910: 0.077 kg/$1921: 0.167 kg/$1925: 0.166 kg/$1927: 0.166 kg/$1929: 0.213 kg/$1931: 0.182 kg/$1933: 0.18 kg/$1935: 0.194 kg/$1937: 0.178 kg/$1939: 0.197 kg/$1941: 0.276 kg/$1943: 0.363 kg/$1945: 0.439 kg/$1949: 0.432 kg/$1951: 0.355 kg/$1953: 0.434 kg/$1955: 0.471 kg/$1957: 0.506 kg/$1959: 0.588 kg/$1961: 0.667 kg/$1963: 0.781 kg/$1965: 0.919 kg/$1967: 0.963 kg/$1969: 1.085 kg/$1971: 0.963 kg/$1973: 0.946 kg/$1975: 0.9 kg/$1977: 0.917 kg/$1979: 0.9 kg/$1981: 0.916 kg/$1983: 1.017 kg/$1985: 1.005 kg/$1987: 1 kg/$1989: 0.971 kg/$1991: 0.843 kg/$1993: 0.869 kg/$1995: 0.816 kg/$1997: 0.859 kg/$1999: 0.723 kg/$2001: 0.712 kg/$2003: 0.65 kg/$2005: 0.564 kg/$2007: 0.535 kg/$2009: 0.426 kg/$2011: 0.485 kg/$2013: 0.388 kg/$2015: 0.42 kg/$2017: 0.391 kg/$2019: 0.326 kg/$2021: 0.316 kg/$2022: 0.339 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.262 (+340.26%) Average annual rate: 1.33 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 0.339 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Eastern Europe computed 0.365 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.339 +0.023 +7.28%
2021 0.316 +0.022 +7.48%
2020 0.294 −0.032 −9.82%
2019 0.326 −0.023 −6.59%
2018 0.349 −0.042 −10.74%
2017 0.391 +0.007 +1.82%
2016 0.384 −0.036 −8.57%
2015 0.42 +0.012 +2.94%
2014 0.408 +0.02 +5.15%
2013 0.388 −0.05 −11.42%
2012 0.438 −0.047 −9.69%
2011 0.485 +0.047 +10.73%
2010 0.438 +0.012 +2.82%
2009 0.426 −0.061 −12.53%
2008 0.487 −0.048 −8.97%
2007 0.535 −0.003 −0.56%
2006 0.538 −0.026 −4.61%
2005 0.564 −0.031 −5.21%
2004 0.595 −0.055 −8.46%
2003 0.65 +0.022 +3.5%
2002 0.628 −0.084 −11.8%
2001 0.712 +0.04 +5.95%
2000 0.672 −0.051 −7.05%
1999 0.723 −0.061 −7.78%
1998 0.784 −0.075 −8.73%
1997 0.859 −0.039 −4.34%
1996 0.898 +0.082 +10.05%
1995 0.816 −0.005 −0.61%
1994 0.821 −0.048 −5.52%
1993 0.869 +0.025 +2.96%
1992 0.844 +0.001 +0.12%
1991 0.843 −0.123 −12.73%
1990 0.966 −0.005 −0.51%
1989 0.971 +0.013 +1.36%
1988 0.958 −0.042 −4.2%
1987 1 −0.001 −0.1%
1986 1.001 −0.004 −0.4%
1985 1.005 +0.054 +5.68%
1984 0.951 −0.066 −6.49%
1983 1.017 +0.022 +2.21%
1982 0.995 +0.079 +8.62%
1981 0.916 +0.009 +0.99%
1980 0.907 +0.007 +0.78%
1979 0.9 −0.062 −6.44%
1978 0.962 +0.045 +4.91%
1977 0.917 +0.043 +4.92%
1976 0.874 −0.026 −2.89%
1975 0.9 −0.05 −5.26%
1974 0.95 +0.004 +0.42%
1973 0.946 +0 +0%
1972 0.946 −0.017 −1.77%
1971 0.963 +0.016 +1.69%
1970 0.947 −0.138 −12.72%
1969 1.085 +0.065 +6.37%
1968 1.02 +0.057 +5.92%
1967 0.963 +0.066 +7.36%
1966 0.897 −0.022 −2.39%
1965 0.919 +0.017 +1.88%
1964 0.902 +0.121 +15.49%
1963 0.781 +0.051 +6.99%
1962 0.73 +0.063 +9.45%
1961 0.667 +0.057 +9.34%
1960 0.61 +0.022 +3.74%
1959 0.588 +0.082 +16.21%
1958 0.506 +0 +0%
1957 0.506 +0.001 +0.2%
1956 0.505 +0.034 +7.22%
1955 0.471 −0.004 −0.84%
1954 0.475 +0.041 +9.45%
1953 0.434 +0.004 +0.93%
1952 0.43 +0.075 +21.13%
1951 0.355 −0.038 −9.67%
1950 0.393 −0.039 −9.03%
1949 0.432 +0.035 +8.82%
1948 0.397 — —
1945 0.439 +0.134 +43.93%
1944 0.305 −0.058 −15.98%
1943 0.363 +0.019 +5.52%
1942 0.344 +0.068 +24.64%
1941 0.276 +0.047 +20.52%
1940 0.229 +0.032 +16.24%
1939 0.197 −0.005 −2.48%
1938 0.202 +0.024 +13.48%
1937 0.178 +0.002 +1.14%
1936 0.176 −0.018 −9.28%
1935 0.194 −0.011 −5.37%
1934 0.205 +0.025 +13.89%
1933 0.18 −0.039 −17.81%
1932 0.219 +0.037 +20.33%
1931 0.182 −0.014 −7.14%
1930 0.196 −0.017 −7.98%
1929 0.213 +0.025 +13.3%
1928 0.188 +0.022 +13.25%
1927 0.166 +0.008 +5.06%
1926 0.158 −0.008 −4.82%
1925 0.166 −0.04 −19.42%
1924 0.206 — —
1921 0.167 +0.031 +22.79%
1920 0.136 — —
1910 0.077 — —

Eastern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RO Romania 0.145 HU Hungary 0.159 SK Slovakia 0.21 MD Moldova 0.217 PL Poland 0.256 CZ Czechia 0.277 BY Belarus 0.325 BG Bulgaria 0.339 RU Russia 0.449 UA Ukraine 0.463
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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