Which has higher waste — emissions, Bulgaria or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 1.36 kt against 1.29 kt in Bulgaria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Uruguay?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Uruguay: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Bulgaria

1.29 kt

in 2023

Uruguay

1.36 kt

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

108th

Uruguay rank

107th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Bulgaria
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.36 kt against 1.29 kt in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.07 kt.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 169 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	9.53 kt	0.9515 kt	8.58 kt	Bulgaria
1980s	11.06 kt	1.05 kt	10.01 kt	Bulgaria
1990s	12.88 kt	1.17 kt	11.71 kt	Bulgaria
2000s	27.09 kt	1.25 kt	25.84 kt	Bulgaria
2010s	8.52 kt	1.31 kt	7.21 kt	Bulgaria
2020s	19.28 kt	1.35 kt	17.92 kt	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Bulgaria or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1.36 kt against 1.29 kt in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Bulgaria and Uruguay?: 0.07 kt, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Uruguay rank globally for waste — emissions?: Bulgaria ranks 108th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf