Austria vs Bulgaria: Methane emissions
Austria
9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria
8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Austria rank
104th
Bulgaria rank
107th
Methane emissions over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria, a difference of 348,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 104th and Bulgaria ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 463,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 517,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 880,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 9.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 14.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 15.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria, at 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 348,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for methane emissions?
- Austria ranks 104th and Bulgaria ranks 107th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.