Reference Data in Bulgaria

4,147 indicators covering reference data for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Control of Corruption - Governance score 43 0-100 2024 up 7.6% 102nd
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 38.5% 102nd
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 426.02 Number 2025 up 1.8% 23rd
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,324 Number 2025 down 4.5% 30th
Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Average annual surface temperature 12.51 °C 2025 up 3.8% 142nd
Annual temperature anomalies 1.06 °C 2025 up 74.3% 33rd
Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gas consumption per person 4,005 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 4.2% 68th
Oil consumption per person 9,294 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 25.2% 100th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 74.2% 2025 up 1.5% 91st
Urban area over the long-term 960.21 km² per grid cell 2025 up 2.6% 94th
Red List Index 0.92 index 2025 unchanged 61st
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 59.41 0-100 2024 down 0.5% 70th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate 0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 6.6% 70th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 52.17 0-100 2024 up 7.9% 99th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 127.8% 99th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -0.0951 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.3% 88th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers -0.0943 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.3% 88th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic -0.0943 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.3% 88th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual -0.0933 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.3% 90th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -0.0936 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.3% 88th
Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,919 kilocalories per person per day 2024 down 0.4% 43rd
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 98.0% 2024 up 4.3% 64th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), per 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.9% 60th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 114.0% 93rd
Civil Liberties Score 44 2025 down 6.4% 77th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 20.1% 22nd
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.8% 12th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 up 35.1% 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.017 units per square kilometre 2019 up 20.1% 22nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.8% 12th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0003 units per person 2019 up 35.1% 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.017 units per square kilometre 2019 up 20.1% 22nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.8% 12th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0003 units per person 2019 up 35.1% 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 up 20.1% 22nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.8% 12th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita 0 units per person 2019 up 35.1% 6th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 20.1% 22nd
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.8% 12th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 up 35.1% 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 1.46 2050 — 89th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 40.82 2050 — 89th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 40.82 2050 — 89th
Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.53 years 2018 up 5.7% 28th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 0 people per person 2024 — 95th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 2.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.8% 83rd
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 97th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled -259,609 2019 up 37.2% 154th
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 62.1% 2024 up 102.7% 103rd
Total Reserves, annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.8% 87th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 0 people per person 2024 down 19.1% 173rd
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% 2024 down 21.2% 182nd
People not using improved sanitation facilities 13.4 people 2024 down 26.3% 181st
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 27.1 2016 up 3.4% 48th
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.92 2025 up 24.6% 26th