Bulgaria vs Madagascar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Bulgaria
4.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
5.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
64th
Madagascar rank
61st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Bulgaria
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.20 billion tonnes against 4.99 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 208.24 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Madagascar ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 639.84 million tonnes | 98.68 million tonnes | 541.17 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 917.83 million tonnes | 358.38 million tonnes | 559.45 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.09 billion tonnes | 950.28 million tonnes | 140.90 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.48 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | 335.06 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 150.69 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 3.04 billion tonnes | 2.91 billion tonnes | 135.06 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 3.81 billion tonnes | 3.42 billion tonnes | 388.11 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.26 billion tonnes | 4.36 billion tonnes | 102.30 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 4.66 billion tonnes | 4.85 billion tonnes | 194.08 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.93 billion tonnes | 5.13 billion tonnes | 195.82 million tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Bulgaria or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 5.20 billion tonnes against 4.99 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Bulgaria and Madagascar?
- 208.24 million tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Madagascar?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Madagascar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 64th and Madagascar ranks 61st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.