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