Bulgaria vs Portugal: Absolute change co2

Bulgaria
-2.88 million
in 2024
Portugal
-2.08 million
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
199th
Portugal rank
196th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
-15.0M-10.0M-5.0M05.0M10.0M187119472024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -2.08 million against -2.88 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 795,930.

The two have swapped places 64 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Portugal ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 199th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
1880s 2,748 85,188 82,440 Portugal
1890s 12,091 57,158 45,067 Portugal
1900s 45,800 105,157 59,357 Portugal
1910s 23,083 -103,692 126,775 Bulgaria
1920s 164,818 180,966 16,148 Portugal
1930s 100,018 78,326 21,692 Bulgaria
1940s 396,882 76,852 320,030 Bulgaria
1950s 1.22 million 246,016 970,952 Bulgaria
1960s 4.67 million 661,311 4.01 million Bulgaria
1970s 1.26 million 1.03 million 236,091 Bulgaria
1980s 753,574 1.60 million 843,087 Portugal
1990s -4.01 million 2.61 million 6.62 million Portugal
2000s -62,106 -973,120 911,014 Bulgaria
2010s -355,527 -956,395 600,868 Bulgaria
2020s -2.11 million -2.41 million 294,218 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Portugal, at -2.08 million against -2.88 million in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Bulgaria and Portugal?
795,930, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for absolute change co2?
Bulgaria ranks 199th and Portugal ranks 196th 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