Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bhutan
0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bulgaria
0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
45th
Bulgaria rank
47th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0169 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bhutan ranks 45th and Bulgaria ranks 47th of 199 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.27 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
1990s 0.4904 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.86 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.37 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.5024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.35 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.6015 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.5812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0966 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bhutan or Bulgaria?
Bhutan, at 0.541 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bhutan and Bulgaria?
0.0169 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Bulgaria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 45th and Bulgaria ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.