Bulgaria vs Germany: Environment

This page compares Bulgaria and Germany across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator	Bulgaria	Germany	Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)	59.38	238.35	Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	0.15	0.81	Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	1.19	1.18	Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	1.34	1.99	Compare →
Bird species, threatened	18.00	12.00	Compare →
Fish species, threatened	21.00	34.00	Compare →
Mammal species, threatened	10.00	7.00	Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened	13.00	51.00	Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)	44.30	39.20	Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)	35.60	40.00	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	5.31	6.94	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	46.68	674.36	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	7.25	8.07	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	7.37	55.51	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	4.26	8.10	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-47.42	-61.14	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	4.15	39.70	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	34.19	579.94	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	0.20	4.36	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	3.81	30.05	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	0.11	2.25	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-42.78	-54.47	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-53.67	-45.42	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	3.26	19.46	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	2.05	33.97	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-57.29	-42.73	Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)	0.52	0.16	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)	17.15	10.29	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.07	1.04	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.25	2.87	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	10.17	138.04	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)	99.89	89.17	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.02	0.39	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.05	0.20	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	11.76	171.40	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.06	1.32	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.09	1.31	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.02	0.28	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.08	118.92	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	3.77	84.70	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.01	0.22	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.73	9.52	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	2.47	26.55	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.00	0.02	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e)	-8.74	59.89	Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.