Bulgaria vs Norway: Share of global methane emissions
Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2024
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
108th
Norway rank
111th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 108th and Norway ranks 111th of 201 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 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 methane emissions, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global methane emissions?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th and Norway ranks 111th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.