Bulgaria vs India: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Bulgaria
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
1.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
30th
India rank
32nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Bulgaria
- India
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.45 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was India ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 30th and India ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.023 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.0306 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.2009 tonnes per person | 0.0983 tonnes per person | 0.1026 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.3174 tonnes per person | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 0.2022 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4144 tonnes per person | 0.1161 tonnes per person | 0.2983 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.7804 tonnes per person | 0.1375 tonnes per person | 0.6429 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 0.166 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.79 tonnes per person | 0.2269 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 0.2516 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4.38 tonnes per person | 0.3323 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 3.78 tonnes per person | 0.4867 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.86 tonnes per person | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.51 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Bulgaria or India?
- Bulgaria, at 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.45 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Bulgaria and India?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and India?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and India rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th and India ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.