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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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