Bulgaria vs Congo: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Bulgaria
0.3391 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Congo
0.3686 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
30th
Congo rank
27th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0295 kilograms per international-$.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Congo ranks 27th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 0.4662 kilograms per international-$ 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ 0.3748 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
1960s 0.8574 kilograms per international-$ 0.1264 kilograms per international-$ 0.731 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
1970s 0.9304 kilograms per international-$ 0.2139 kilograms per international-$ 0.7165 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
1980s 0.9721 kilograms per international-$ 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ 0.8329 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
1990s 0.8424 kilograms per international-$ 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ 0.5725 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
2000s 0.5807 kilograms per international-$ 0.2475 kilograms per international-$ 0.3332 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
2010s 0.4029 kilograms per international-$ 0.218 kilograms per international-$ 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ Bulgaria
2020s 0.3165 kilograms per international-$ 0.3426 kilograms per international-$ 0.0261 kilograms per international-$ Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Bulgaria or Congo?
Congo, at 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Bulgaria and Congo?
0.0295 kilograms per international-$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Congo?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Congo rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Congo ranks 27th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).