Bulgaria vs Norway: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bulgaria
4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
93rd
Norway rank
90th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria, a difference of 167,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Norway ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 287,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 309,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 369,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 457,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 435,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 407,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 721,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 597,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 687,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 365,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 843,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 8.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 285,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 272,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 899,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 167,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Norway ranks 90th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.