Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Bulgaria
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
101st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Bulgaria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.52 tonnes per person against 3.43 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 tonnes per person | -4.07 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 6.77 tonnes per person | -1.64 tonnes per person | 8.41 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 9.1 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 9.89 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 7.17 tonnes per person | 7.63 tonnes per person | 0.4602 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.86 tonnes per person | 6.77 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.66 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 0.3387 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.54 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 0.9005 tonnes per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
- Bulgaria, at 3.52 tonnes per person against 3.43 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.