Bulgaria vs Italy: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Bulgaria
275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Italy
284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
147th
Italy rank
145th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bulgaria, a difference of 9.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 147th and Italy ranks 145th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 509.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 526.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 16.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2000s | 491.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 502.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 494.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 400.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 94.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 361.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 323.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 37.95 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 Italy?
- Italy, at 284.78 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 Italy?
- 9.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Bulgaria ranks 147th and Italy ranks 145th 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.