Bulgaria vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
2.22 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
2.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
31st
Romania rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.62 billion tonnes against 2.22 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 404.23 million tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Romania ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37,861 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 456,168 tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 2.57 million tonnes | 15.39 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 9.42 million tonnes | 21.91 million tonnes | 12.49 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 22.61 million tonnes | 40.80 million tonnes | 18.19 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 44.72 million tonnes | 71.57 million tonnes | 26.85 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 84.50 million tonnes | 98.47 million tonnes | 13.97 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 161.10 million tonnes | 161.73 million tonnes | 626,400 tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 366.84 million tonnes | 325.65 million tonnes | 41.20 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 708.77 million tonnes | 656.12 million tonnes | 52.66 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 140.89 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | 360.46 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 410.37 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 437.54 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.60 billion tonnes | 414.06 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 2.62 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 Romania?
- 404.23 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Romania ranks 30th 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.