Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
10.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
8.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 10.29 million tonnes against 8.46 million tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.83 million tonnes.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 12 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 409,321 tonnes | 261,191 tonnes | 148,130 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 948,242 tonnes | 878,993 tonnes | 69,249 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 196,391 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 2.59 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 548,116 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.35 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 10.63 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 6.49 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 31.05 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 26.87 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 33.14 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 26.02 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 39.14 million tonnes | 9.70 million tonnes | 29.44 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 31.78 million tonnes | 11.67 million tonnes | 20.11 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 29.80 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 21.69 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 26.53 million tonnes | 6.80 million tonnes | 19.73 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 17.19 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | 10.23 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
- Bulgaria, at 10.29 million tonnes against 8.46 million tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 1.83 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.