Bulgaria vs Syria: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bulgaria
-7.83 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
-6.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
183rd
Syria rank
180th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bulgaria
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports -6.39 million tonnes against -7.83 million tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.44 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Syria ranks 180th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.07 million tonnes | 731,510 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.01 million tonnes | 728,608 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 8.17 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 11.47 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | 7.91 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 4.24 million tonnes | 484,446 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 8.29 million tonnes | -654,665 tonnes | 8.94 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 10.56 million tonnes | -920,056 tonnes | 11.48 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 17.08 million tonnes | -943,524 tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 18.05 million tonnes | 14.88 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 15.74 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 13.99 million tonnes | 19.20 million tonnes | 5.21 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1960s | 12.31 million tonnes | 6.74 million tonnes | 5.58 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 7.74 million tonnes | -2.02 million tonnes | 9.76 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.50 million tonnes | -2.59 million tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.27 million tonnes | -2.49 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -12.36 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 13.67 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2010s | -5.57 million tonnes | -193,452 tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | -7.34 million tonnes | -5.46 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bulgaria or Syria?
- Syria, at -6.39 million tonnes against -7.83 million tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Syria?
- 1.44 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Syria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Syria ranks 180th 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.