Bulgaria vs United States: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Bulgaria
0.6225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
33rd
United States rank
30th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and United States ranks 30th of 196 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 | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.9434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.4773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Bulgaria or United States?
- United States, at 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and United States ranks 30th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.