Bulgaria vs Croatia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
4.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Croatia
4.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
75th
Croatia rank
72nd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 4.76 tonnes per person against 4.68 tonnes per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Croatia ranks 72nd of 213 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Croatia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 0.068 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.1752 tonnes per person | 0.1374 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.3196 tonnes per person | 0.3805 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | Croatia |
| 1930s | 0.4251 tonnes per person | 0.4171 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.7984 tonnes per person | 0.4161 tonnes per person | 0.3823 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 0.92 tonnes per person | 0.6918 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 5.26 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 3.52 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.2 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 9.73 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | 5.47 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 3.91 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.46 tonnes per person | 5.22 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 6.44 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.61 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 4.76 tonnes per person against 4.68 tonnes per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Croatia ranks 72nd 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. GDP 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.