Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Bulgaria
4.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
64th
New Zealand rank
62nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Bulgaria
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.99 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 144.53 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 194 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1880s 56.76 million tonnes 371.30 million tonnes 314.54 million tonnes New Zealand
1890s 134.68 million tonnes 580.89 million tonnes 446.21 million tonnes New Zealand
1900s 189.23 million tonnes 840.72 million tonnes 651.49 million tonnes New Zealand
1910s 296.30 million tonnes 1.09 billion tonnes 792.63 million tonnes New Zealand
1920s 446.33 million tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes 899.30 million tonnes New Zealand
1930s 650.47 million tonnes 1.59 billion tonnes 937.46 million tonnes New Zealand
1940s 860.09 million tonnes 1.82 billion tonnes 961.12 million tonnes New Zealand
1950s 1.09 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes 1.04 billion tonnes New Zealand
1960s 1.48 billion tonnes 2.47 billion tonnes 984.80 million tonnes New Zealand
1970s 2.19 billion tonnes 2.82 billion tonnes 621.70 million tonnes New Zealand
1980s 3.04 billion tonnes 3.27 billion tonnes 225.00 million tonnes New Zealand
1990s 3.81 billion tonnes 3.65 billion tonnes 159.28 million tonnes Bulgaria
2000s 4.26 billion tonnes 4.12 billion tonnes 136.42 million tonnes Bulgaria
2010s 4.66 billion tonnes 4.64 billion tonnes 14.40 million tonnes Bulgaria
2020s 4.93 billion tonnes 5.04 billion tonnes 107.14 million tonnes New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 4.99 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
144.53 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 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.