Algeria vs Bulgaria: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Algeria
5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria
5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
78th
Bulgaria rank
77th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Algeria
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 78th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 198 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1850s 0.706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1860s 0.7356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1870s 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1880s 0.7229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1890s 0.6759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1900s 0.8558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1910s 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1920s 0.5526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1930s 0.7859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1940s 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1950s 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1960s 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1970s 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1980s 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1990s 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
2000s 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
2010s 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
2020s 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Algeria or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Algeria and Bulgaria?
0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bulgaria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Bulgaria rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Algeria ranks 78th and Bulgaria ranks 77th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.