Bulgaria vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bulgaria
-0.2%
in 2024
Spain
-0.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
183rd
Spain rank
185th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Spain
-0.500.51185019372024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Spain Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Spain
1860s 0.1% 0.7% 0.7% Spain
1870s 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% Spain
1880s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Spain
1890s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% Spain
1900s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Spain
1910s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Spain
1920s 0.3% 0.8% 0.4% Spain
1930s 0.3% 0.8% 0.4% Spain
1940s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Spain
1950s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Spain
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Bulgaria
1970s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Bulgaria
1980s 0.0% -0.2% 0.2% Bulgaria
1990s 0.0% -0.3% 0.4% Bulgaria
2000s -0.2% -0.4% 0.2% Bulgaria
2010s -0.1% -0.3% 0.2% Bulgaria
2020s -0.2% -0.2% 0.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bulgaria or Spain?
Bulgaria, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Spain?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.