Bulgaria vs Eritrea: Per capita methane emissions
Bulgaria
1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
59th
Eritrea rank
56th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 59th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 13 and Eritrea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bulgaria or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bulgaria and Eritrea?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Eritrea rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th and Eritrea ranks 56th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.