Chile vs Hungary: CO₂ emissions per capita
Chile
3.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hungary
4.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Chile rank
86th
Hungary rank
83rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Chile
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 4.14 tonnes per person against 3.98 tonnes per person in Chile, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Hungary ahead.
Chile ranks 86th and Hungary ranks 83rd of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 0.0251 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1366 tonnes per person | 0.0835 tonnes per person | 0.0532 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.2662 tonnes per person | 0.2375 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.5647 tonnes per person | 0.446 tonnes per person | 0.1187 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.7164 tonnes per person | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 0.0838 tonnes per person | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.9149 tonnes per person | 0.9849 tonnes per person | 0.07 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1900s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.2093 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.1247 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0.8038 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 0.5611 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.7962 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.554 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.905 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.7906 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 7.31 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 8.01 tonnes per person | 6.09 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 6.2 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 5.8 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 2010s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 4.84 tonnes per person | 0.3348 tonnes per person | Hungary |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 4.56 tonnes per person | 0.4062 tonnes per person | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Chile or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 4.14 tonnes per person against 3.98 tonnes per person in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Chile and Hungary?
- 0.16 tonnes per person, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hungary?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Hungary rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Chile ranks 86th 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
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.