Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bulgaria
1.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
1.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
86th
Netherlands rank
89th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.15 billion tonnes against 1.08 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 71.84 million tonnes.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 86th and Netherlands ranks 89th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 18.32 million tonnes 36.80 million tonnes 18.48 million tonnes Netherlands
1860s 42.26 million tonnes 105.87 million tonnes 63.61 million tonnes Netherlands
1870s 90.92 million tonnes 184.52 million tonnes 93.60 million tonnes Netherlands
1880s 194.15 million tonnes 281.21 million tonnes 87.06 million tonnes Netherlands
1890s 277.32 million tonnes 389.74 million tonnes 112.41 million tonnes Netherlands
1900s 329.75 million tonnes 496.03 million tonnes 166.28 million tonnes Netherlands
1910s 429.97 million tonnes 584.37 million tonnes 154.40 million tonnes Netherlands
1920s 566.79 million tonnes 660.26 million tonnes 93.46 million tonnes Netherlands
1930s 748.35 million tonnes 721.27 million tonnes 27.09 million tonnes Bulgaria
1940s 917.75 million tonnes 770.98 million tonnes 146.77 million tonnes Bulgaria
1950s 1.07 billion tonnes 819.05 million tonnes 246.11 million tonnes Bulgaria
1960s 1.19 billion tonnes 845.33 million tonnes 346.95 million tonnes Bulgaria
1970s 1.30 billion tonnes 854.19 million tonnes 441.84 million tonnes Bulgaria
1980s 1.34 billion tonnes 865.09 million tonnes 471.33 million tonnes Bulgaria
1990s 1.36 billion tonnes 896.90 million tonnes 466.64 million tonnes Bulgaria
2000s 1.30 billion tonnes 957.37 million tonnes 341.79 million tonnes Bulgaria
2010s 1.21 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes 186.32 million tonnes Bulgaria
2020s 1.16 billion tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes 97.47 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 Netherlands?
Bulgaria, at 1.15 billion tonnes against 1.08 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
71.84 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Netherlands ranks 89th 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.