Bulgaria vs Greece: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Bulgaria
0.0374 tonnes per person
in 2022
Greece
0.0366 tonnes per person
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
113th
Greece rank
115th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
0.040.060.080.10.12196019912022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0374 tonnes per person against 0.0366 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 113th and Greece ranks 115th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0699 tonnes per person 0.0602 tonnes per person 0.0097 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1970s 0.1036 tonnes per person 0.0921 tonnes per person 0.0115 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1980s 0.0972 tonnes per person 0.0891 tonnes per person 0.0081 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.0659 tonnes per person 0.0977 tonnes per person 0.0318 tonnes per person Greece
2000s 0.0449 tonnes per person 0.0732 tonnes per person 0.0284 tonnes per person Greece
2010s 0.042 tonnes per person 0.0457 tonnes per person 0.0037 tonnes per person Greece
2020s 0.0367 tonnes per person 0.0361 tonnes per person 0.0006 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 Greece?
Bulgaria, at 0.0374 tonnes per person against 0.0366 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.0008 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Greece ranks 115th 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.