Bulgaria vs Portugal: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Bulgaria
2.23 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Portugal
2.45 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
117th
Portugal rank
114th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Portugal ranks 114th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2331 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2624 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.22 tonnes per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and Portugal ranks 114th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.