Bulgaria vs Gabon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bulgaria
1.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
1.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
86th
Gabon rank
88th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bulgaria
- Gabon
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.15 billion tonnes against 1.09 billion tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 62.93 million tonnes.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Gabon ranks 88th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 17 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.32 million tonnes | 14.01 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 42.26 million tonnes | 43.75 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1870s | 90.92 million tonnes | 79.49 million tonnes | 11.42 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 194.15 million tonnes | 121.32 million tonnes | 72.83 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 277.32 million tonnes | 145.92 million tonnes | 131.41 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 329.75 million tonnes | 141.26 million tonnes | 188.50 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 429.97 million tonnes | 125.96 million tonnes | 304.01 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 566.79 million tonnes | 136.94 million tonnes | 429.85 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 748.35 million tonnes | 191.75 million tonnes | 556.60 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 917.75 million tonnes | 273.00 million tonnes | 644.75 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 363.15 million tonnes | 702.01 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 451.41 million tonnes | 740.88 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 593.93 million tonnes | 702.09 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 700.88 million tonnes | 635.54 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 771.06 million tonnes | 592.48 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 901.12 million tonnes | 398.04 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 201.39 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 92.89 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bulgaria or Gabon?
- Bulgaria, at 1.15 billion tonnes against 1.09 billion tonnes in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Gabon?
- 62.93 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Gabon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Gabon ranks 88th 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.