Bulgaria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
170th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
173rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 170th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 173rd of 215 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4328 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0472 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3856 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0544 metric tons per square kilometre 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0597 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9586 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.2402 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0771 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1631 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.1197 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0149 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.1857 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1046 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0811 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.1671 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1178 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0493 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Bulgaria, at 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Democratic Republic of Congo?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 170th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.