Bulgaria

Eastern Europe, Europe

CO2 emissions per person
4.68
t CO2/person/year · 2024
75th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
1.06
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
33rd of 193 countries
Renewable energy share
16.4
% of primary energy · 2024
35th of 79 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
20.6
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
80th of 241 countries
19402025

Bulgaria in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2024

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

31.6 Mt CO2/year · 2024
-44% since 199475th highest of 215 · 2024
050190019502000high 1987

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

4.68 t CO2/person/year · 2024
-30% since 199475th highest of 213 · 2024
0510190019502000high 1986

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

1.06 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+1.8 °C since 199533rd highest of 193 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020Worldhigh 2024

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

8.96 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-29% since 1994107th highest of 199 · 2024
010201850190019502000high 1982

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

40.3 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-46% since 1994107th highest of 199 · 2024
0501001850190019502000high 1986low 1869

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

4.01 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-7.2% since 199493rd highest of 201 · 2024
05101850190019502000high 1982

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

35.3 Mt CO2/year · 2023
-23% since 199369th highest of 120 · 2023
02040601990200020102020

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

99.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
+108% since 201357th highest of 119 · 2024
050100201420162018202020222024World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

16.4 % of primary energy · 2024
+15 pp since 199435th highest of 79 · 2024
051015197019801990200020102020low 1990

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

63.3 % of primary energy · 2024
-18 pp since 199467th highest of 79 · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020high 1968

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

28,382 kWh/person/year · 2024
-5.8% since 199445th highest of 79 · 2024
020k40k197019801990200020102020high 1988

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

18.2 % of electricity · 2025
+18 pp since 199514th highest of 90 · 2025
0510151990200020102020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

3.48 % of electricity · 2025
+3.5 pp since 199551st highest of 88 · 2025
0241990200020102020high 2023

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

22.5 % of electricity · 2025
-19 pp since 199524th highest of 89 · 2025
020401990200020102020high 2011

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

6.00 % of new cars · 2025
+5.9 pp since 201550th highest of 59 · 2025
0102020162018202020222024World

The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

0.69 % of electricity · 2025
-3.3 pp since 199567th highest of 90 · 2025
0241990200020102020high 1994low 2011

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

4.87 % of electricity · 2025
-2.8 pp since 199564th highest of 87 · 2025
051990200020102020high 1993low 2004

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

5,257 ha/year · 2024
-35% since 200196th highest of 197 · 2024
05k10k2005201020152020high 2012low 2011

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

36.5 % of land · 2025
+5.6 pp since 199591st highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020World

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
-100% since 200089th highest of 194 · 2021
051020002005201020152020high 2007low 2009

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.94 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
+0.0% since 199449th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

44.3 % of land area · 2024
-0.9 pp since 20136th highest of 213 · 2024
02040201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

63.7 kg/person/year · 2023
+1.3% since 199378th highest of 176 · 2023
050198020002020Worldhigh 1989

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

94.1 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+144% since 199328th highest of 198 · 2023
050100198020002020high 1983low 1962

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

8.20 % of territorial waters · 2024
+5.3 pp since 201353rd highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

74.2 % living in cities · 2025
+6.3 pp since 199590th highest of 236 · 2025
0501960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

40.2 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
-5.1 pp since 200045th highest of 179 · 2022
0204020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2002low 2020

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

3,248 m³/person/year · 2022
+32% since 199278th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020Worldlow 1988

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

96.2 % of population · 2024
+6.6 pp since 200053rd highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2014

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

689.3 mm/year · 2025
-21% since 1995134th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 2014low 2000

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-12.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-23 pp since 1995123rd highest of 192 · 2025
019401960198020002020Worldhigh 2014low 2000

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

75.7 % of population · 2024
+21 pp since 200060th highest of 145 · 2024
05020002005201020152020World

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

20.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-25% since 199880th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2011low 2021

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

Fossil fuels still supply 63% of the energy used here, so switching your home to a genuinely renewable tariff matters.

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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