Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 12 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?
- Bulgaria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.