site.btaBulgarian Economy's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up by 4.6% in Q2 2025, Y/Y

The Bulgarian economy’s greenhouse gas emissions in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 4.6% compared to the like period of 2024, Eurostat said on its website on Friday. 

Year-on-year increases in greenhouse gas emissions were estimated for 14 EU Member States, while decreases were estimated for 12 EU Member States. Estonia registered stable figures.

The largest reductions in greenhouse gases were estimated for Slovenia (-8.6%), the Netherlands (-5.9%) and Finland (-4.2%).

Out of the 12 EU Member States that registered decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, three also recorded a decline in their gross domestic product (GDP) - Finland, Germany and Luxembourg. The other nine EU Member States - Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden - were estimated to have decreased emissions while growing their GDP.

The EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions in the second quarter of 2025 were estimated at 772 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents, a 0.4% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2024.

At the same time, the EU’s GDP increased by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with the same quarter of 2024. 

The economic sectors responsible for the largest year-on-year decreases were electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-2.9%), manufacturing (-0.4%) and transportation and storage (-0.4%). In contrast, households increased their emissions by 1%.