Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bulgaria
0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan
0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
36th
Kazakhstan rank
38th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Kazakhstan ranks 38th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.3064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.5359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.5907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bulgaria or Kazakhstan?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Kazakhstan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Kazakhstan ranks 38th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.