Bulgaria vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Bulgaria
3.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
49th
Greece rank
46th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
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 134 shared years of data; in 1883 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 | 42,136 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1890s | 533,112 tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 2.57 million tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 9.70 million tonnes | 11.28 million tonnes | 1.59 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 by world region, 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 by world region between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 312.58 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1883 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Greece ranks 46th 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.