How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita

Bulgaria

0.1551

in 2024

Lesotho

0.1587

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

66th

Lesotho rank

64th

Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

Bulgaria
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1587 against 0.1551 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0036.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 191 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5501	0.0384	0.5117	Bulgaria
2000s	0.3984	0.0945	0.3039	Bulgaria
2010s	0.2809	0.105	0.1759	Bulgaria
2020s	0.2006	0.1497	0.0509	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.1587 against 0.1551 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Lesotho?: 0.0036, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 6,583 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.