Bulgaria vs Hong Kong, China: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita

Bulgaria
4.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
4.49 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
75th
Hong Kong, China rank
78th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.68 tonnes per person against 4.49 tonnes per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 75th and Hong Kong, China ranks 78th of 213 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1930s 0.5133 tonnes per person 0.034 tonnes per person 0.4793 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1940s 0.8617 tonnes per person 0.0179 tonnes per person 0.8437 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1950s 1.61 tonnes per person 0.7839 tonnes per person 0.8279 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1960s 5.26 tonnes per person 1.48 tonnes per person 3.77 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1970s 8.2 tonnes per person 2.63 tonnes per person 5.57 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1980s 9.73 tonnes per person 4.38 tonnes per person 5.35 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1990s 6.91 tonnes per person 5.35 tonnes per person 1.56 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2000s 6.46 tonnes per person 5.99 tonnes per person 0.4667 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2010s 6.44 tonnes per person 5.85 tonnes per person 0.5814 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2020s 5.61 tonnes per person 4.4 tonnes per person 1.21 tonnes per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Bulgaria or Hong Kong, China?
Bulgaria, at 4.68 tonnes per person against 4.49 tonnes per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China?
0.19 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China?
81 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Hong Kong, China ranks 78th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.