Bulgaria vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Bulgaria
3.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
49th
Greece rank
46th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.30 billion tonnes against 3.98 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 312.58 million tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 140 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 49th and Greece ranks 46th of 215 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1880s 38,106 tonnes 1.66 million tonnes 1.62 million tonnes Greece
1890s 456,168 tonnes 2.94 million tonnes 2.49 million tonnes Greece
1900s 2.57 million tonnes 6.55 million tonnes 3.98 million tonnes Greece
1910s 9.42 million tonnes 11.25 million tonnes 1.82 million tonnes Greece
1920s 22.63 million tonnes 18.45 million tonnes 4.18 million tonnes Bulgaria
1930s 45.21 million tonnes 42.73 million tonnes 2.48 million tonnes Bulgaria
1940s 85.43 million tonnes 55.17 million tonnes 30.26 million tonnes Bulgaria
1950s 169.12 million tonnes 86.50 million tonnes 82.62 million tonnes Bulgaria
1960s 431.23 million tonnes 187.83 million tonnes 243.40 million tonnes Bulgaria
1970s 1.04 billion tonnes 460.77 million tonnes 579.97 million tonnes Bulgaria
1980s 1.85 billion tonnes 958.90 million tonnes 890.82 million tonnes Bulgaria
1990s 2.59 billion tonnes 1.72 billion tonnes 869.54 million tonnes Bulgaria
2000s 3.10 billion tonnes 2.72 billion tonnes 376.67 million tonnes Bulgaria
2010s 3.59 billion tonnes 3.69 billion tonnes 98.63 million tonnes Greece
2020s 3.91 billion tonnes 4.19 billion tonnes 277.40 million tonnes Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 4.30 billion tonnes against 3.98 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Bulgaria and Greece?
312.58 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
140 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Greece ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.