Bulgaria vs Denmark: CO₂ emissions per capita
Bulgaria
4.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark
4.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
75th
Denmark rank
73rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.75 tonnes per person against 4.68 tonnes per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Denmark ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Denmark ranks 73rd of 213 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.023 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.2009 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3196 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.4251 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.7853 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 5.59 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 5.26 tonnes per person | 9.21 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 8.2 tonnes per person | 11.79 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 9.73 tonnes per person | 10.69 tonnes per person | 0.9594 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 11.92 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.46 tonnes per person | 10.1 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.44 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 0.3607 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.61 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 0.7274 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Bulgaria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 4.75 tonnes per person against 4.68 tonnes per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Denmark ranks 73rd 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. 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.