Bulgaria vs Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bulgaria
-7.83 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
-9.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
183rd
Turkey rank
184th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -7.83 million tonnes against -9.52 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 1.69 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Turkey ranks 184th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.07 million tonnes | 14.84 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1860s | 2.01 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 8.17 million tonnes | 11.52 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1880s | 11.47 million tonnes | 9.13 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 4.24 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1900s | 8.29 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 10.56 million tonnes | 30.56 million tonnes | 20.00 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 17.08 million tonnes | 49.23 million tonnes | 32.15 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 18.05 million tonnes | 88.65 million tonnes | 70.60 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 15.74 million tonnes | 88.54 million tonnes | 72.79 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | 13.99 million tonnes | 135.00 million tonnes | 121.02 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 12.31 million tonnes | 100.85 million tonnes | 88.54 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 7.74 million tonnes | 71.59 million tonnes | 63.84 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.50 million tonnes | 41.00 million tonnes | 39.51 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.27 million tonnes | 22.05 million tonnes | 19.78 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | -12.36 million tonnes | 8.16 million tonnes | 20.51 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | -5.57 million tonnes | -14.14 million tonnes | 8.56 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | -7.34 million tonnes | 873,631 tonnes | 8.21 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Bulgaria, at -7.83 million tonnes against -9.52 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 1.69 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Turkey ranks 184th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.