Bulgaria vs Chile: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Bulgaria
275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Chile
289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
147th
Chile rank
144th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bulgaria, a difference of 13.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 147th and Chile ranks 144th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 491.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 385.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 106.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 494.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 495.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.401 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Chile |
| 2020s | 361.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 348.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 12.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Chile, at 289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 13.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Bulgaria ranks 147th and Chile ranks 144th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.