Estonia vs Hungary: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Estonia
-437,480 tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
-326,572 tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
183rd
Hungary rank
181st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Estonia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports -326,572 tonnes against -437,480 tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 110,908 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 69 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 183rd and Hungary ranks 181st of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Hungary in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | -15,877 tonnes | 15,877 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1850s | 296 tonnes | 388,384 tonnes | 388,088 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1860s | 3,080 tonnes | 119,446 tonnes | 116,367 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1870s | 8,456 tonnes | 90,501 tonnes | 82,045 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1880s | 12,086 tonnes | 188,330 tonnes | 176,244 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 42,785 tonnes | 352,111 tonnes | 309,325 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 32,169 tonnes | 357,973 tonnes | 325,803 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | -64,774 tonnes | -709,716 tonnes | 644,942 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1920s | 82,639 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 953,010 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1930s | 293,436 tonnes | -66,887 tonnes | 360,324 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1940s | 204,258 tonnes | 596,643 tonnes | 392,385 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1950s | 789,651 tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 857,978 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.12 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 507,356 tonnes | -1.01 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1990s | -2.30 million tonnes | -1.43 million tonnes | 868,092 tonnes | Hungary |
| 2000s | -152,453 tonnes | -1.01 million tonnes | 859,309 tonnes | Estonia |
| 2010s | -211,688 tonnes | -229,858 tonnes | 18,170 tonnes | Estonia |
| 2020s | -796,264 tonnes | -1.83 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Estonia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at -326,572 tonnes against -437,480 tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Estonia and Hungary?
- 110,908 tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Hungary?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Hungary rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Estonia ranks 183rd 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.