Bulgaria vs Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Bulgaria
3.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark
4.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
49th
Denmark rank
47th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.20 billion tonnes against 3.98 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 215.46 million tonnes.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Denmark ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37,861 tonnes | 41.43 million tonnes | 41.40 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1890s | 456,168 tonnes | 70.67 million tonnes | 70.22 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.57 million tonnes | 121.74 million tonnes | 119.17 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 9.42 million tonnes | 200.03 million tonnes | 190.60 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 22.63 million tonnes | 293.71 million tonnes | 271.08 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 45.21 million tonnes | 428.01 million tonnes | 382.80 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 85.43 million tonnes | 592.75 million tonnes | 507.32 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 169.12 million tonnes | 804.73 million tonnes | 635.60 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 431.23 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 704.82 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 642.26 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.85 billion tonnes | 2.26 billion tonnes | 405.36 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.59 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 252.73 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.10 billion tonnes | 3.43 billion tonnes | 329.15 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 3.90 billion tonnes | 306.86 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.91 billion tonnes | 4.14 billion tonnes | 231.16 million tonnes | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Bulgaria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 4.20 billion tonnes against 3.98 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 215.46 million tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Denmark ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.