Bulgaria vs Turkey: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Bulgaria
5.2 tonnes per person
in 2023
Turkey
5.53 tonnes per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
56th
Turkey rank
54th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.53 tonnes per person against 5.2 tonnes per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 54th of 120 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.49 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.2 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.78 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 0.4863 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 5.17 tonnes per person | 0.4731 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.53 tonnes per person against 5.2 tonnes per person in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th and Turkey ranks 54th 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.