Hungary vs Ireland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Hungary
-326,572 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland
-257,316 tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
181st
Ireland rank
179th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Hungary
  • Ireland
-10.0M-5.0M05.0M10.0M183119272024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -257,316 tonnes against -326,572 tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 69,256 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 41 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 181st and Ireland ranks 179th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Ireland Difference Ahead
1880s 238,160 tonnes 0 tonnes 238,160 tonnes Hungary
1910s -1.38 million tonnes 4,275 tonnes 1.38 million tonnes Ireland
1920s 1.19 million tonnes 471,610 tonnes 718,433 tonnes Hungary
1930s -66,887 tonnes 153,051 tonnes 219,938 tonnes Ireland
1940s 596,643 tonnes -318,474 tonnes 915,117 tonnes Hungary
1950s 2.15 million tonnes 396,735 tonnes 1.75 million tonnes Hungary
1960s 2.05 million tonnes 618,222 tonnes 1.43 million tonnes Hungary
1970s 2.37 million tonnes 890,483 tonnes 1.48 million tonnes Hungary
1980s -1.01 million tonnes 266,188 tonnes 1.28 million tonnes Ireland
1990s -1.43 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 2.67 million tonnes Ireland
2000s -1.01 million tonnes -26,323 tonnes 985,439 tonnes Ireland
2010s -229,858 tonnes -497,724 tonnes 267,866 tonnes Hungary
2020s -1.83 million tonnes -777,842 tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Hungary or Ireland?
Ireland, at -257,316 tonnes against -326,572 tonnes in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Hungary and Ireland?
69,256 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Ireland?
109 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Ireland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Hungary ranks 181st and Ireland ranks 179th 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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.