Bulgaria vs Chad: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bulgaria
1.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chad
1.23 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
86th
Chad rank
83rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bulgaria
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.23 billion tonnes against 1.15 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 77.39 million tonnes.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Chad ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 11 and Chad in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.32 million tonnes | 121.98 million tonnes | 103.66 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 42.26 million tonnes | 327.24 million tonnes | 284.98 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 90.92 million tonnes | 375.23 million tonnes | 284.31 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1880s | 194.15 million tonnes | 391.31 million tonnes | 197.16 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1890s | 277.32 million tonnes | 390.79 million tonnes | 113.46 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1900s | 329.75 million tonnes | 369.09 million tonnes | 39.34 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1910s | 429.97 million tonnes | 345.45 million tonnes | 84.53 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 566.79 million tonnes | 340.95 million tonnes | 225.84 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 748.35 million tonnes | 377.97 million tonnes | 370.38 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 917.75 million tonnes | 438.64 million tonnes | 479.12 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 526.79 million tonnes | 538.36 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 616.66 million tonnes | 575.62 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 665.19 million tonnes | 630.84 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 719.35 million tonnes | 617.07 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 785.28 million tonnes | 578.26 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 892.84 million tonnes | 406.32 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 106.25 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 47.97 million tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bulgaria or Chad?
- Chad, at 1.23 billion tonnes against 1.15 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Chad?
- 77.39 million tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chad?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Chad rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Chad ranks 83rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.