Bulgaria vs Norway: Methane emissions
Bulgaria
8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
107th
Norway rank
110th
Methane emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway, a difference of 564,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 107th and Norway ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 7.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 11.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 12.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 17.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 18.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 723,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 564,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 107th and Norway ranks 110th 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.