What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Algeria and Hungary?

0.09 tonnes per person, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Hungary?

109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Hungary: CO₂ emissions per capita

Algeria

4.23 tonnes per person

in 2024

Hungary

4.14 tonnes per person

in 2024

Algeria rank

81st

Hungary rank

83rd

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Algeria
Hungary

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.23 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Hungary ahead.

Algeria ranks 81st and Hungary ranks 83rd of 213 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.0021 tonnes per person	1.24 tonnes per person	1.24 tonnes per person	Hungary
1920s	0.0065 tonnes per person	1.36 tonnes per person	1.36 tonnes per person	Hungary
1930s	0.0143 tonnes per person	1.35 tonnes per person	1.34 tonnes per person	Hungary
1940s	0.0695 tonnes per person	1.7 tonnes per person	1.63 tonnes per person	Hungary
1950s	0.4522 tonnes per person	3.31 tonnes per person	2.86 tonnes per person	Hungary
1960s	0.5834 tonnes per person	5.61 tonnes per person	5.03 tonnes per person	Hungary
1970s	2.2 tonnes per person	7.31 tonnes per person	5.11 tonnes per person	Hungary
1980s	3.05 tonnes per person	8.01 tonnes per person	4.96 tonnes per person	Hungary
1990s	3.13 tonnes per person	6.2 tonnes per person	3.06 tonnes per person	Hungary
2000s	3 tonnes per person	5.8 tonnes per person	2.81 tonnes per person	Hungary
2010s	3.8 tonnes per person	4.84 tonnes per person	1.05 tonnes per person	Hungary
2020s	4.16 tonnes per person	4.56 tonnes per person	0.393 tonnes per person	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Algeria or Hungary?: Algeria, at 4.23 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Algeria and Hungary?: 0.09 tonnes per person, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Hungary?: 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Hungary rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?: Algeria ranks 81st and Hungary ranks 83rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.