Bulgaria vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0495 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0484 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
39th
Portugal rank
40th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0495 kt per square kilometre against 0.0484 kt per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0529 kt per square kilometre 0.0428 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 0.0641 kt per square kilometre 0.0518 kt per square kilometre 0.0123 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 0.0695 kt per square kilometre 0.0562 kt per square kilometre 0.0134 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.0652 kt per square kilometre 0.0669 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0596 kt per square kilometre 0.0629 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0543 kt per square kilometre 0.0429 kt per square kilometre 0.0115 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0519 kt per square kilometre 0.0466 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Bulgaria, at 0.0495 kt per square kilometre against 0.0484 kt per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Portugal?
0.0011 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 (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.