Bulgaria vs Denmark: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Bulgaria
0.3%
in 2024
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
31st
Denmark rank
34th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 144 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Denmark ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bulgaria or Denmark?
- Bulgaria, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 34th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.