Bulgaria vs Israel: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Bulgaria
1.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Israel
1.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Israel rank
59th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.41 billion tonnes against 1.26 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 149.98 million tonnes.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Israel ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.90 million tonnes | 18.44 million tonnes | 13.54 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1960s | 52.48 million tonnes | 86.14 million tonnes | 33.66 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1970s | 292.02 million tonnes | 233.96 million tonnes | 58.06 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 648.74 million tonnes | 421.45 million tonnes | 227.29 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 904.15 million tonnes | 655.16 million tonnes | 248.99 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 939.41 million tonnes | 85.60 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 64.66 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 134.87 million tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.41 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 Israel?
- 149.98 million tonnes, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Israel ranks 59th 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.