Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons was 0.15 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria stood at 0.15 Number.
The figure is down 81.0% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria peaked at 0.98 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.02 Number, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.04 Number | — |
| 2009 | 0.04 Number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 Number | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 Number | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 Number | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.34 Number | +1600.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 Number | +188.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8 Number | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.19 Number | -76.2% |
| 2017 | 0.25 Number | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.11 Number | -56.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 Number | -45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.12 Number | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.31 Number | +158.3% |
| 2022 | 0.67 Number | +116.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9 Number | +34.3% |
| 2024 | 0.79 Number | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 0.15 Number | -81.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.15 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.36 Number, 42% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.15 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.34 Number, 44% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1600.0% | 0.02 Number | 0.34 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 Number | 0.04 Number | 0.04 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.28 Number | 0.02 Number | 0.98 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.49 Number | 0.12 Number | 0.9 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria?
- Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Bulgaria was 0.15 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 Number in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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