Brunei vs Hungary: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Brunei
-450,229 tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
-326,572 tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
184th
Hungary rank
181st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Brunei
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports -326,572 tonnes against -450,229 tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 123,657 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Hungary ahead.
Brunei ranks 184th and Hungary ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 437,237 tonnes | 739,642 tonnes | 302,405 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1940s | 884,121 tonnes | 596,643 tonnes | 287,478 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1950s | -1.11 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 16,122 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 694,695 tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | -109,187 tonnes | -1.01 million tonnes | 905,705 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1990s | -36,434 tonnes | -1.43 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2000s | 176,687 tonnes | -1.01 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2010s | 181,928 tonnes | -229,858 tonnes | 411,786 tonnes | Brunei |
| 2020s | 497,654 tonnes | -1.83 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Brunei or Hungary?
- Hungary, at -326,572 tonnes against -450,229 tonnes in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Brunei and Hungary?
- 123,657 tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Hungary?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Hungary rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Brunei ranks 184th and Hungary ranks 181st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.