Bulgaria vs Tanzania: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Bulgaria
39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
74th
Tanzania rank
73rd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria, a difference of 524,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 74th and Tanzania ranks 73rd of 198 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1850s 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 592,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 951,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1860s 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 642,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 939,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1870s 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 707,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1880s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 787,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1890s 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 881,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1900s 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1910s 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1920s 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1930s 6.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1940s 10.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1950s 19.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1960s 54.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1970s 84.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1980s 100.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1990s 68.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2000s 59.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2010s 54.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2020s 46.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bulgaria or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bulgaria and Tanzania?
524,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tanzania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Tanzania rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Bulgaria ranks 74th and Tanzania ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.