Bulgaria vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Bulgaria
0.0485 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0434 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
38th
Portugal rank
40th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0485 kt per square kilometre against 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0051 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 | 0.0519 kt per square kilometre | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.0628 kt per square kilometre | 0.0483 kt per square kilometre | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0681 kt per square kilometre | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0624 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | 0.0583 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.0532 kt per square kilometre | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.0507 kt per square kilometre | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0485 kt per square kilometre against 0.0434 kt per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.0051 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) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.