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