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