Bulgaria vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bulgaria
-7.83 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
-10.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
183rd
Spain rank
185th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Spain
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M60.0M185019372024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -7.83 million tonnes against -10.46 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 2.63 million tonnes.

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 3.07 million tonnes 24.59 million tonnes 21.52 million tonnes Spain
1860s 2.01 million tonnes 19.65 million tonnes 17.64 million tonnes Spain
1870s 8.17 million tonnes 15.57 million tonnes 7.40 million tonnes Spain
1880s 11.47 million tonnes 11.78 million tonnes 309,880 tonnes Spain
1890s 4.24 million tonnes 21.18 million tonnes 16.94 million tonnes Spain
1900s 8.29 million tonnes 22.25 million tonnes 13.96 million tonnes Spain
1910s 10.56 million tonnes 31.20 million tonnes 20.63 million tonnes Spain
1920s 17.08 million tonnes 39.73 million tonnes 22.66 million tonnes Spain
1930s 18.05 million tonnes 42.05 million tonnes 24.00 million tonnes Spain
1940s 15.74 million tonnes 20.14 million tonnes 4.40 million tonnes Spain
1950s 13.99 million tonnes 19.83 million tonnes 5.84 million tonnes Spain
1960s 12.31 million tonnes 10.15 million tonnes 2.17 million tonnes Bulgaria
1970s 7.74 million tonnes 2.58 million tonnes 5.16 million tonnes Bulgaria
1980s 1.50 million tonnes -10.77 million tonnes 12.27 million tonnes Bulgaria
1990s 2.27 million tonnes -22.37 million tonnes 24.64 million tonnes Bulgaria
2000s -12.36 million tonnes -22.35 million tonnes 9.99 million tonnes Bulgaria
2010s -5.57 million tonnes -17.11 million tonnes 11.53 million tonnes Bulgaria
2020s -7.34 million tonnes -10.12 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bulgaria or Spain?
Bulgaria, at -7.83 million tonnes against -10.46 million tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Spain?
2.63 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.