Bulgaria vs Namibia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Bulgaria
5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
78th
Namibia rank
81st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Namibia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 11.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.811 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 Namibia?
- Bulgaria, at 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Bulgaria and Namibia?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Namibia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th and Namibia ranks 81st 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.