Bulgaria was among the three EU countries with the largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, the EU statistical office Eurostat reported on its website on May 13.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria fell by 3.5%, from 11.959 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in November–December 2024 to 11.536 million tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Among EU Member States, emissions declined by a larger margin only in Lithuania (4.9%) and Czechia (3.9%).
In the fourth quarter of 2025, greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous period.
EU-wide, greenhouse gas emissions in the EU increased most in Luxembourg (11.6% year-on-year), Portugal (3.9%), and Sweden (2.9%).
Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU reached 839 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the last quarter of 2025, up 0.9% from the previous quarter and up 0.4% year on year. On an annual basis, the Union's GDP grew by 1.4%.
Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply topped the greenhouse gas emissions ranking by economic sector (+7.2%), followed by transportation and storage (+1.3%), and mining and quarrying (+0.9%). Emissions from households (-2%) and the manufacturing industry (-0.1%) recorded a decrease.