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

Bulgaria
39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
74th
Tunisia rank
72nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria, a difference of 569,200 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 Tunisia ranks 72nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1860s 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1870s 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 244,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1880s 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 280,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1890s 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1900s 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 368,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1910s 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 433,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1920s 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 525,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1930s 6.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 714,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1940s 10.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1950s 19.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1960s 54.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1970s 84.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1980s 100.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1990s 68.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2000s 59.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2010s 54.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2020s 46.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.16 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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 39.88 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 Tunisia?
569,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Tunisia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Tunisia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Bulgaria ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 72nd 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.