Annex I countries vs Bulgaria: Waste — Emissions per capita

Annex I countries
0.42 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Bulgaria
0.79 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
4th
Bulgaria rank
11th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Annex I countries
  • Bulgaria
00.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.79 t CO2eq/cap against 0.42 t CO2eq/cap in Annex I countries, a difference of 0.37 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.9 times Annex I countries's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 4th and Bulgaria ranks 11th of 12 groups.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.543 t CO2eq/cap 0.858 t CO2eq/cap 0.315 t CO2eq/cap Bulgaria
2000s 0.457 t CO2eq/cap 0.841 t CO2eq/cap 0.384 t CO2eq/cap Bulgaria
2010s 0.402 t CO2eq/cap 0.82 t CO2eq/cap 0.418 t CO2eq/cap Bulgaria
2020s 0.415 t CO2eq/cap 0.82 t CO2eq/cap 0.405 t CO2eq/cap Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Annex I countries or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.79 t CO2eq/cap against 0.42 t CO2eq/cap in Annex I countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Annex I countries and Bulgaria?
0.37 t CO2eq/cap, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and Bulgaria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and Bulgaria rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Annex I countries ranks 4th and Bulgaria ranks 11th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.