Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bulgaria
0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
44th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5455 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0214 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.

Bulgaria ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 2.58 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8712 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
1990s 1.86 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 1.35 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5877 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.9492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6472 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.302 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.6778 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5225 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1553 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, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.5455 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 Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
0.0214 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th 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$.