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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.