Bulgaria vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Bulgaria
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
38th
Portugal rank
40th
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0017 kt per square kilometre against 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0017 kt per square kilometre against 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.