Bulgaria vs Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
2.22 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
2.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
31st
Hungary rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.63 billion tonnes against 2.22 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 416.82 million tonnes.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37,861 tonnes | 69.58 million tonnes | 69.54 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 456,168 tonnes | 120.97 million tonnes | 120.51 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 2.57 million tonnes | 206.81 million tonnes | 204.24 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | 9.42 million tonnes | 318.26 million tonnes | 308.84 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1920s | 22.61 million tonnes | 418.78 million tonnes | 396.17 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1930s | 44.72 million tonnes | 532.23 million tonnes | 487.51 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1940s | 84.50 million tonnes | 662.46 million tonnes | 577.96 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1950s | 161.10 million tonnes | 853.43 million tonnes | 692.33 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 366.84 million tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 849.64 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 708.77 million tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 917.01 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | 927.56 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 846.14 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 712.19 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 541.75 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 438.62 million tonnes | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 2.63 billion tonnes against 2.22 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 416.82 million tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Hungary ranks 29th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.