Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Bulgaria
0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
36th
Slovakia rank
35th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 35th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Slovakia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Slovakia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1860s 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1870s 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1880s 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1890s 0.1198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1900s 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1910s 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1920s 0.2327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1930s 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1940s 0.3064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1950s 0.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1960s 0.7721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1970s 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1980s 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.5488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia
2000s 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia
2010s 0.5359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia
2020s 0.5907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.