Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Bulgaria
275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Netherlands
253.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
147th
Netherlands rank
150th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 253.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Netherlands, a difference of 21.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 147th and Netherlands ranks 150th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 509.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 560.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 491.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 519.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 28.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 494.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 490.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 3.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 361.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 298.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 62.55 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 Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 275.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 253.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 21.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Bulgaria ranks 147th and Netherlands ranks 150th 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.