Algeria vs Bulgaria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Algeria
5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria
5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
60th
Bulgaria rank
57th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Algeria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Bulgaria ranks 57th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 0.1899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.1915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.4414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 1960s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 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, excluding land use and forestry, Algeria or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Algeria and Bulgaria?
- 0.21 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Bulgaria ranks 57th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.