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
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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

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.