Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Bulgaria
1.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Ecuador rank
64th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.26 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 67.15 million tonnes.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Ecuador ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 51,296 tonnes | 51,296 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 494,640 tonnes | 494,640 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 14.69 million tonnes | 14.69 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4.90 million tonnes | 24.03 million tonnes | 19.13 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 52.48 million tonnes | 39.10 million tonnes | 13.38 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 292.02 million tonnes | 76.74 million tonnes | 215.28 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 648.74 million tonnes | 196.13 million tonnes | 452.61 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 904.15 million tonnes | 356.90 million tonnes | 547.25 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 560.01 million tonnes | 465.01 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 859.76 million tonnes | 277.93 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 116.33 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Bulgaria, at 1.26 billion tonnes against 1.19 billion tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 67.15 million tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 64th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.