Bulgaria vs Serbia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bulgaria
4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Serbia
3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
93rd
Serbia rank
95th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Serbia, a difference of 127,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Serbia ranks 95th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 17 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 287,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 309,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 369,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 457,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 435,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 407,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 597,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Serbia |
| 2010s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 127,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Serbia ranks 95th 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.