Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Absolute change co2

Bulgaria
-2.88 million
in 2024
Netherlands
-2.23 million
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
199th
Netherlands rank
197th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M184719352024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports -2.23 million against -2.88 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 647,460.

The two have swapped places 66 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 199th and Netherlands ranks 197th of 215 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1880s 2,748 322,890 320,142 Netherlands
1890s 12,091 266,739 254,648 Netherlands
1900s 45,800 663,917 618,117 Netherlands
1910s 23,083 206,280 183,197 Netherlands
1920s 164,818 1.93 million 1.76 million Netherlands
1930s 100,018 -56,559 156,577 Bulgaria
1940s 396,882 979,750 582,867 Netherlands
1950s 1.22 million 1.66 million 446,795 Netherlands
1960s 4.67 million 4.87 million 198,394 Netherlands
1970s 1.26 million 7.12 million 5.86 million Netherlands
1980s 753,574 -2.53 million 3.29 million Bulgaria
1990s -4.01 million 938,880 4.95 million Netherlands
2000s -62,106 -61,958 148 Netherlands
2010s -355,527 -1.77 million 1.42 million Bulgaria
2020s -2.11 million -7.59 million 5.47 million Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at -2.23 million against -2.88 million in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
647,460, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for absolute change co2?
Bulgaria ranks 199th and Netherlands ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed