Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Bulgaria
-8.3%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
-15.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
211th
Turkmenistan rank
214th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -8.3% against -15.1% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 6.8%.
The two have swapped places 63 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 211th and Turkmenistan ranks 214th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34.2% | 6.3% | 27.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 19.7% | 10.9% | 8.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 17.1% | 4.3% | 12.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 7.7% | -7.0% | 14.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 12.0% | 13.6% | 1.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 3.8% | 13.9% | 10.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 10.3% | 8.6% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 13.1% | 5.0% | 8.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | -5.8% | 1.3% | 7.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | -4.3% | 7.3% | 11.6% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Bulgaria or Turkmenistan?
- Bulgaria, at -8.3% against -15.1% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 6.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 211th and Turkmenistan ranks 214th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.