Bulgaria vs Romania: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Bulgaria
291.28 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Romania
297.95 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
85th
Romania rank
83rd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 297.95 tonnes per square kilometre against 291.28 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.67 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 85th and Romania ranks 83rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 411.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 350.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 60.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 644.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 684.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Romania |
| 1980s | 785.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 871.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 85.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Romania |
| 1990s | 526.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 549.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Romania |
| 2000s | 457.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 438.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.21 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 427.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 354.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 72.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 353.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 313.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 297.95 tonnes per square kilometre against 291.28 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 6.67 tonnes per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th and Romania ranks 83rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.