Bulgaria vs Libya: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Bulgaria
0.2%
in 2024
Libya
0.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Libya rank
60th

Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 60th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bulgaria
1960s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Bulgaria
1970s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Bulgaria
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Bulgaria
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Bulgaria
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Bulgaria
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Bulgaria
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bulgaria or Libya?
Libya, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Bulgaria and Libya?
0.0%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Libya?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Libya rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 60th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.