Bulgaria vs Spain: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Bulgaria
4.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
4.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
75th
Spain rank
76th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.68 tonnes per person against 4.6 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Spain ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Spain ranks 76th of 213 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.3422 tonnes per person | 0.3389 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.4845 tonnes per person | 0.4615 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 0.6885 tonnes per person | 0.6037 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2009 tonnes per person | 0.7913 tonnes per person | 0.5904 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.3196 tonnes per person | 0.8241 tonnes per person | 0.5045 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.4251 tonnes per person | 0.704 tonnes per person | 0.2789 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.7853 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.2261 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 0.159 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 5.26 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.2 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 9.73 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 4.44 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 0.5048 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.46 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.44 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 0.7419 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.61 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 0.9677 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 Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 4.68 tonnes per person against 4.6 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Spain ranks 76th 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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About this data
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.