Bulgaria vs Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Bulgaria
1.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
1.34 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Hungary rank
61st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.34 billion tonnes against 1.26 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 80.57 million tonnes.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Hungary ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Hungary ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 83,865 tonnes | 83,865 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 98,560 tonnes | 98,560 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 175,506 tonnes | 175,506 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 286,518 tonnes | 286,518 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 19.75 million tonnes | 19.75 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1950s | 4.90 million tonnes | 45.94 million tonnes | 41.04 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 52.48 million tonnes | 122.39 million tonnes | 69.91 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 292.02 million tonnes | 302.51 million tonnes | 10.49 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 648.74 million tonnes | 583.92 million tonnes | 64.82 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 904.15 million tonnes | 821.79 million tonnes | 82.36 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 22.49 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 27.51 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 69.66 million tonnes | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 1.34 billion tonnes against 1.26 billion tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 80.57 million tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Hungary ranks 61st 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.