Bulgaria vs Croatia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Bulgaria
4.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Croatia
4.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
75th
Croatia rank
72nd

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 4.76 tonnes per person against 4.68 tonnes per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 75th and Croatia ranks 72nd of 213 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Croatia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Croatia Difference Ahead
1880s 0.0023 tonnes per person 0.0023 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1890s 0.023 tonnes per person 0.0219 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1900s 0.0849 tonnes per person 0.068 tonnes per person 0.0169 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1910s 0.1752 tonnes per person 0.1374 tonnes per person 0.0378 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1920s 0.3196 tonnes per person 0.3805 tonnes per person 0.0609 tonnes per person Croatia
1930s 0.4251 tonnes per person 0.4171 tonnes per person 0.008 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1940s 0.7984 tonnes per person 0.4161 tonnes per person 0.3823 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1950s 1.61 tonnes per person 0.92 tonnes per person 0.6918 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1960s 5.26 tonnes per person 1.73 tonnes per person 3.52 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1970s 8.2 tonnes per person 3.2 tonnes per person 5.01 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1980s 9.73 tonnes per person 4.26 tonnes per person 5.47 tonnes per person Bulgaria
1990s 6.91 tonnes per person 3.91 tonnes per person 3 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2000s 6.46 tonnes per person 5.22 tonnes per person 1.23 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2010s 6.44 tonnes per person 4.48 tonnes per person 1.96 tonnes per person Bulgaria
2020s 5.61 tonnes per person 4.54 tonnes per person 1.07 tonnes per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Bulgaria or Croatia?
Croatia, at 4.76 tonnes per person against 4.68 tonnes per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Bulgaria and Croatia?
0.08 tonnes per person, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Croatia ranks 72nd of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.