Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Bulgaria
0.0374 tonnes per person
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.0355 tonnes per person
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
113th
Costa Rica rank
116th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
0.040.060.080.10.12196019912022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0374 tonnes per person against 0.0355 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0699 tonnes per person 0.0463 tonnes per person 0.0235 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1970s 0.1036 tonnes per person 0.0421 tonnes per person 0.0615 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1980s 0.0972 tonnes per person 0.038 tonnes per person 0.0592 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.0659 tonnes per person 0.0442 tonnes per person 0.0216 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2000s 0.0449 tonnes per person 0.0456 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.042 tonnes per person 0.0417 tonnes per person 0.0004 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.0367 tonnes per person 0.0341 tonnes per person 0.0026 tonnes per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 0.0374 tonnes per person against 0.0355 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.0019 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.