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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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