Benin vs Bulgaria: Greenhouse gas emissions
Benin
40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria
40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
106th
Bulgaria rank
107th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Benin
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Benin currently reports 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria, a difference of 660,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Benin ranks 106th and Bulgaria ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | -751,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | -75,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 219,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 384,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 590,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 958,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 26.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 32.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 39.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Benin or Bulgaria?
- Benin, at 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Benin and Bulgaria?
- 660,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bulgaria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Bulgaria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Benin ranks 106th and Bulgaria ranks 107th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.