Bulgaria vs Romania
Bulgaria vs Romania: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.31 tonnes in Bulgaria and 3.72 tonnes in Romania, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 1.59 tonnes, or 1.43 times that in Romania.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Bulgaria ranked 48 and Romania ranked 77 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Bulgaria | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.31 | 3.72 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 5.74 | 3.69 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.65 | 3.97 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.05 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.02 | 3.93 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 6.75 | 4.19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 4.26 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.24 | 4.18 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 6.84 | 4 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.14 | 4.05 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 6.69 | 3.97 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 6.21 | 3.98 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 6.83 | 4.37 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.46 | 4.46 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 6.69 | 4.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 6.25 | 4.21 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.28 | 5.13 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.64 | 5.13 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 7.11 | 5.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.85 | 4.9 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.67 | 4.92 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.88 | 5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.07 | 4.76 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.3 | 4.72 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.9 | 4.35 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.1 | 4.15 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 6.89 | 4.84 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 7.14 | 5.51 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.37 | 6.04 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.3 | 5.88 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.11 | 5.64 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.42 | 5.76 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.26 | 6.07 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.52 | 6.61 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 9.18 | 8.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 10.33 | 9.28 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 10.34 | 9.39 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 10.45 | 9.25 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 10.42 | 8.97 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 10.3 | 8.76 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 10.06 | 8.84 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 10.25 | 8.99 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 10.38 | 8.92 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10.2 | 9 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 10.68 | 9.01 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 10.37 | 9.16 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 10.01 | 9 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.33 | 8.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.04 | 8.06 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.98 | 7.41 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 8.43 | 6.93 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 8.39 | 6.88 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 8.32 | 6.35 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 8.08 | 6.15 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 8.14 | 6.17 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bulgaria vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateBulgaria: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025