Bulgaria vs Portugal: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Bulgaria
0.7431 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.6642 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
66th
Portugal rank
68th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.7431 tonnes per person against 0.6642 tonnes per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0789 tonnes per person.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 68th of 146 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.1502 tonnes per person | 0.9082 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.8058 tonnes per person | 0.804 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7989 tonnes per person | 0.9627 tonnes per person | 0.1637 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.7685 tonnes per person | 0.9668 tonnes per person | 0.1983 tonnes per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 0.7431 tonnes per person against 0.6642 tonnes per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.0789 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Bulgaria ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 68th of 146 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 from gas. 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 gas, measured in tonnes per person.