Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Greenhouse gas emissions

Bulgaria
40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
107th
Switzerland rank
108th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Switzerland, a difference of 164,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 15 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 615,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1860s 5.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Switzerland
1870s 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1880s 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1890s 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 647,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Switzerland
1900s 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Switzerland
1910s 14.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1920s 21.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1930s 23.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1940s 27.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1950s 36.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1960s 71.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1970s 99.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1980s 114.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
1990s 77.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2000s 57.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2010s 57.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria
2020s 48.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bulgaria or Switzerland?
Bulgaria, at 40.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
164,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Bulgaria ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 108th 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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