Bulgaria vs Greece: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Bulgaria
4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
93rd
Greece rank
94th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 52,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Greece ranks 94th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 287,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 309,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 369,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 457,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 618,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 435,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 376,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 407,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 931,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 597,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 900,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 302,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 892,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 52,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Greece ranks 94th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.