Bulgaria vs Ukraine: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bulgaria
5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ukraine
5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
77th
Ukraine rank
79th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Ukraine ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 11.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 12.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7967 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, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Bulgaria, at 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th and Ukraine ranks 79th 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.