Bulgaria vs Chad: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Bulgaria
5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad
6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
78th
Chad rank
75th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 78th and Chad ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 13 and Chad in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1860s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1870s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1940s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1950s | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 1960s | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 11.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Bulgaria or Chad?
- Chad, at 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Bulgaria and Chad?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chad?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Chad rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th and Chad ranks 75th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.