Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
75th
Switzerland rank
73rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Switzerland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Bulgaria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.