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Bulgaria vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Emissions of air pollutants

Bulgaria
90,824 tonnes
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo
82,418 tonnes
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
101st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
104th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 90,824 tonnes against 82,418 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 8,406 tonnes.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 101st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 104th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.