Bulgaria vs Colombia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Bulgaria
3.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Colombia
3.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
49th
Colombia rank
52nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.98 billion tonnes against 3.80 billion tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 182.15 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Colombia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 49th and Colombia ranks 52nd of 215 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 12 and Colombia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Colombia Difference Ahead
1880s 37,861 tonnes 1.94 million tonnes 1.90 million tonnes Colombia
1890s 456,168 tonnes 3.26 million tonnes 2.81 million tonnes Colombia
1900s 2.57 million tonnes 4.10 million tonnes 1.53 million tonnes Colombia
1910s 9.42 million tonnes 4.47 million tonnes 4.96 million tonnes Bulgaria
1920s 22.63 million tonnes 7.15 million tonnes 15.48 million tonnes Bulgaria
1930s 45.21 million tonnes 18.80 million tonnes 26.40 million tonnes Bulgaria
1940s 85.43 million tonnes 56.45 million tonnes 28.98 million tonnes Bulgaria
1950s 169.12 million tonnes 134.56 million tonnes 34.56 million tonnes Bulgaria
1960s 431.23 million tonnes 305.44 million tonnes 125.79 million tonnes Bulgaria
1970s 1.04 billion tonnes 599.21 million tonnes 441.53 million tonnes Bulgaria
1980s 1.85 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes 816.72 million tonnes Bulgaria
1990s 2.59 billion tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 993.26 million tonnes Bulgaria
2000s 3.10 billion tonnes 2.19 billion tonnes 913.30 million tonnes Bulgaria
2010s 3.59 billion tonnes 2.93 billion tonnes 661.82 million tonnes Bulgaria
2020s 3.91 billion tonnes 3.62 billion tonnes 293.55 million tonnes Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Bulgaria or Colombia?
Bulgaria, at 3.98 billion tonnes against 3.80 billion tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Bulgaria and Colombia?
182.15 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Colombia ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.