Bulgaria vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Bulgaria
1.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya
1.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Libya rank
60th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bulgaria
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.36 billion tonnes against 1.26 billion tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 107.62 million tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.90 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 52.48 million tonnes | 9.53 million tonnes | 42.95 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 292.02 million tonnes | 48.98 million tonnes | 243.04 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 648.74 million tonnes | 191.80 million tonnes | 456.94 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 904.15 million tonnes | 423.88 million tonnes | 480.27 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 745.81 million tonnes | 279.21 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 74.58 million tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 64.58 million tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bulgaria or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.36 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 Libya?
- 107.62 million tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 60th 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.