What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Bulgaria and New Zealand?

0.0001 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Bulgaria

0.0008 kt per person

in 2023

New Zealand

0.0009 kt per person

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

10th

New Zealand rank

8th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

Bulgaria
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0009 kt per person against 0.0008 kt per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0007 kt per person	0.0011 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	New Zealand
1970s	0.0008 kt per person	0.0012 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	New Zealand
1980s	0.0009 kt per person	0.0012 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	New Zealand
1990s	0.0009 kt per person	0.0012 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	New Zealand
2000s	0.0008 kt per person	0.0012 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	New Zealand
2010s	0.0008 kt per person	0.001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	New Zealand
2020s	0.0009 kt per person	0.0009 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Bulgaria or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.0009 kt per person against 0.0008 kt per person in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 0.0001 kt per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.