Bulgaria vs Chile: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Bulgaria
5.2 tonnes per person
in 2023
Chile
4.48 tonnes per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
56th
Chile rank
59th

Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Chile
2468199020062023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.2 tonnes per person against 4.48 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.72 tonnes per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 56th and Chile ranks 59th of 120 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Chile Difference Ahead
1990s 5.49 tonnes per person 3.02 tonnes per person 2.46 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2000s 6.2 tonnes per person 3.93 tonnes per person 2.27 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2010s 5.78 tonnes per person 4.95 tonnes per person 0.8262 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2020s 5.64 tonnes per person 4.55 tonnes per person 1.1 tonnes per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Bulgaria or Chile?
Bulgaria, at 5.2 tonnes per person against 4.48 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Bulgaria and Chile?
0.72 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
Bulgaria ranks 56th and Chile ranks 59th 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.