Bulgaria vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bulgaria
5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
57th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
55th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bulgaria
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 57th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1860s | 0.6192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1870s | 0.625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1880s | 0.6293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1890s | 0.6343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1900s | 0.694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1910s | 0.8232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1920s | 0.9486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1930s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1940s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1950s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 9.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 11.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7512 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, Bulgaria or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bulgaria and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 55th 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.