Bulgaria vs Iraq: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
170th
Iraq rank
171st

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0139 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 170th and Iraq ranks 171st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4328 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0376 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3952 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0688 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9932 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0597 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9585 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.2402 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0615 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1787 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.1197 metric tons per square kilometre 0.096 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0237 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.1857 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1439 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0419 metric tons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.1671 metric tons per square kilometre 0.144 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0231 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 Iraq?
Bulgaria, at 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Iraq?
0.0139 metric tons per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iraq?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Iraq rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 170th and Iraq ranks 171st 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.