Austria vs Bulgaria: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Austria
11.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria
10.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
42nd
Bulgaria rank
44th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

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How they compare

Austria currently reports 11.15 million tonnes against 10.29 million tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 868,900 tonnes.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 42nd and Bulgaria ranks 44th of 179 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and Bulgaria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1880s 11.24 million tonnes 10,585 tonnes 11.23 million tonnes Austria
1890s 18.90 million tonnes 85,738 tonnes 18.82 million tonnes Austria
1900s 34.38 million tonnes 359,072 tonnes 34.02 million tonnes Austria
1910s 32.45 million tonnes 948,242 tonnes 31.50 million tonnes Austria
1920s 18.82 million tonnes 1.73 million tonnes 17.08 million tonnes Austria
1930s 12.50 million tonnes 2.59 million tonnes 9.91 million tonnes Austria
1940s 9.88 million tonnes 5.35 million tonnes 4.53 million tonnes Austria
1950s 18.47 million tonnes 10.63 million tonnes 7.84 million tonnes Austria
1960s 17.40 million tonnes 31.05 million tonnes 13.65 million tonnes Bulgaria
1970s 14.99 million tonnes 33.14 million tonnes 18.15 million tonnes Bulgaria
1980s 14.88 million tonnes 39.14 million tonnes 24.25 million tonnes Bulgaria
1990s 15.22 million tonnes 31.78 million tonnes 16.57 million tonnes Bulgaria
2000s 16.78 million tonnes 29.80 million tonnes 13.02 million tonnes Bulgaria
2010s 14.18 million tonnes 26.53 million tonnes 12.35 million tonnes Bulgaria
2020s 11.55 million tonnes 17.19 million tonnes 5.64 million tonnes Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Bulgaria?
Austria, at 11.15 million tonnes against 10.29 million tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Bulgaria?
868,900 tonnes, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
Austria ranks 42nd and Bulgaria ranks 44th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.