Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
36th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1905
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria peaked at 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1905.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1876 | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 0.1462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.1472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.1453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1885 | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.1431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1891 | 0.1403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1893 | 0.1261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1894 | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1895 | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1898 | 0.1022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1914 | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1917 | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1919 | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1921 | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1923 | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1925 | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1929 | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1933 | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1934 | 0.2343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1935 | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1938 | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1942 | 0.2036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.6% |
| 1943 | 0.2367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.3% |
| 1944 | 0.2767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.9% |
| 1945 | 0.3201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.7% |
| 1946 | 0.3638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.7% |
| 1947 | 0.4047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 1948 | 0.4397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1949 | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.5199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.5646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.5939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.6184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 33 Czechia 0.6233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 34 Mauritania 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 35 Slovakia 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Russia 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 Kazakhstan 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 39 Serbia 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria was 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1905.
- How does Bulgaria rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.