Bulgaria vs Serbia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bulgaria
0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Serbia
0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
36th
Serbia rank
39th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia, a difference of 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Serbia ranks 39th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Serbia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1870s | 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1880s | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1890s | 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1900s | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1910s | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1920s | 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0.3064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.5359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Serbia ranks 39th 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.