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
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.