Bulgaria vs United States: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Bulgaria
2.23 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
United States
2.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
117th
United States rank
115th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and United States ranks 115th of 207 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.08 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.12 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.45 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.91 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.56 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8587 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1993 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or United States?
- United States, at 2.4 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 United States?
- 0.17 tonnes per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and United States ranks 115th 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.