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
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.