Bulgaria vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
2.22 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
31st
Thailand rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Thailand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.22 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 354.33 million tonnes.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.10 million tonnes | 522,372 tonnes | 160.58 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 366.84 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 364.79 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 708.77 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 702.44 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 30.35 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 198.40 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion tonnes | 572.73 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 826.56 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 450.63 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Thailand?
- Bulgaria, at 2.22 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 354.33 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.