Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bulgaria
-2.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
-2.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
199th
Netherlands rank
197th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -2.23 million tonnes against -2.88 million tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 647,460 tonnes.
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 tonnes | 322,890 tonnes | 320,142 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 12,091 tonnes | 266,739 tonnes | 254,648 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 45,800 tonnes | 663,917 tonnes | 618,117 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 23,083 tonnes | 206,280 tonnes | 183,197 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 164,818 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 100,018 tonnes | -56,559 tonnes | 156,577 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 396,882 tonnes | 979,750 tonnes | 582,867 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 446,795 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 4.67 million tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | 198,394 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.26 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 753,574 tonnes | -2.53 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -4.01 million tonnes | 938,880 tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -62,106 tonnes | -61,958 tonnes | 148 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -355,527 tonnes | -1.77 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -2.11 million tonnes | -7.59 million tonnes | 5.47 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -2.23 million tonnes against -2.88 million tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 647,460 tonnes, 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 199th and Netherlands ranks 197th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.