Bulgaria vs South Africa: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Bulgaria
5.2 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Africa
5.15 tonnes per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
56th
South Africa rank
57th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Bulgaria
- South Africa
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.2 tonnes per person against 5.15 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.49 tonnes per person | 7.85 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6.2 tonnes per person | 6.23 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.78 tonnes per person | 6.35 tonnes per person | 0.5724 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | 0.3619 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Bulgaria or South Africa?
- Bulgaria, at 5.2 tonnes per person against 5.15 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Bulgaria ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.