Bulgaria vs Venezuela: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bulgaria
-2.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
-3.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
199th
Venezuela rank
201st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -2.88 million tonnes against -3.55 million tonnes in Venezuela, a difference of 666,220 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 72 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 199th and Venezuela ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,748 tonnes | 8,796 tonnes | 6,048 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 12,091 tonnes | -1,952 tonnes | 14,044 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 45,800 tonnes | -1,695 tonnes | 47,495 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 23,083 tonnes | 17,378 tonnes | 5,705 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 164,818 tonnes | 180,198 tonnes | 15,380 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 100,018 tonnes | 503,564 tonnes | 403,546 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 396,882 tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 1.22 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 4.67 million tonnes | 378,384 tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.26 million tonnes | 753,429 tonnes | 508,942 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 753,574 tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -4.01 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -62,106 tonnes | 904,972 tonnes | 967,078 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -355,527 tonnes | -4.67 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -2.11 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bulgaria or Venezuela?
- Bulgaria, at -2.88 million tonnes against -3.55 million tonnes in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bulgaria and Venezuela?
- 666,220 tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Venezuela?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Venezuela rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 199th and Venezuela ranks 201st 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.