Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Bulgaria
3.98 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
49th
Kuwait rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Bulgaria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.98 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 108.28 million tonnes.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 101.68 million tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | 93.72 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 169.12 million tonnes | 15.05 million tonnes | 154.07 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 431.23 million tonnes | 127.06 million tonnes | 304.17 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 372.32 million tonnes | 668.41 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.85 billion tonnes | 604.31 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.59 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.10 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 698.82 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.91 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 276.46 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Bulgaria, at 3.98 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 108.28 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 51st 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.