Bulgaria vs Rwanda: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Bulgaria
-16,478 kt
in 2025
Rwanda
-12,738 kt
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
206th
Rwanda rank
203rd

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Rwanda
-20.0k-10.0k0199020072025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -12,738 kt against -16,478 kt in Bulgaria, a difference of 3,740 kt.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 206th and Rwanda ranks 203rd of 223 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s -22,968 kt 561 kt 23,529 kt Rwanda
2000s -24,565 kt -1,663 kt 22,902 kt Rwanda
2010s -17,037 kt -6,234 kt 10,803 kt Rwanda
2020s -17,028 kt -12,509 kt 4,519 kt Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Bulgaria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -12,738 kt against -16,478 kt in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Bulgaria and Rwanda?
3,740 kt, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Rwanda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Rwanda rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Bulgaria ranks 206th and Rwanda ranks 203rd of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).