Hungary vs South Korea: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Hungary
-0.8%
in 2024
South Korea
-0.9%
in 2024
Hungary rank
177th
South Korea rank
178th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Hungary
- South Korea
How they compare
Hungary currently reports -0.8% against -0.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1910 it was South Korea ahead.
Hungary ranks 177th and South Korea ranks 178th of 215 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -6.8% | 19.3% | 26.2% | South Korea |
| 1920s | 13.7% | 16.5% | 2.8% | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 17.5% | 17.5% | South Korea |
| 1940s | 6.7% | 1,346.3% | 1,339.6% | South Korea |
| 1950s | 8.0% | 18.3% | 10.3% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 14.4% | 10.2% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 12.3% | 9.0% | South Korea |
| 1980s | -1.2% | 5.4% | 6.6% | South Korea |
| 1990s | -2.0% | 6.6% | 8.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | -1.7% | 2.8% | 4.5% | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 1.9% | 2.3% | South Korea |
| 2020s | -3.9% | -2.0% | 2.0% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Hungary or South Korea?
- Hungary, at -0.8% against -0.9% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Hungary and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and South Korea?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and South Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Hungary ranks 177th and South Korea ranks 178th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.