Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Bulgaria
0.0008 kt per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Bulgaria
1970s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Bulgaria
1980s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0 kt per person Bulgaria
2000s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Bulgaria
2010s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0009 kt per person 0.001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia?
0.0001 kt per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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

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.