Bulgaria vs Eastern Asia: Waste — Emissions per capita
Bulgaria
0.79 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Eastern Asia
0.27 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
12th
Eastern Asia rank
15th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.79 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.52 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.9 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 12th and Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 222 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.858 t CO2eq/cap | 0.135 t CO2eq/cap | 0.723 t CO2eq/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.841 t CO2eq/cap | 0.161 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 0.214 t CO2eq/cap | 0.606 t CO2eq/cap | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 0.255 t CO2eq/cap | 0.565 t CO2eq/cap | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Bulgaria or Eastern Asia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.79 t CO2eq/cap against 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Bulgaria and Eastern Asia?
- 0.52 t CO2eq/cap, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Eastern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Eastern Asia rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th and Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 222 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.