Hungary vs Maldives: CO₂ emissions per capita

Hungary
4.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives
4.37 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hungary rank
83rd
Maldives rank
80th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Hungary
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4.37 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Hungary, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 83rd and Maldives ranks 80th of 213 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 7.37 tonnes per person 0.0729 tonnes per person 7.3 tonnes per person Hungary
1980s 8.01 tonnes per person 0.3601 tonnes per person 7.65 tonnes per person Hungary
1990s 6.2 tonnes per person 0.9889 tonnes per person 5.21 tonnes per person Hungary
2000s 5.8 tonnes per person 2.09 tonnes per person 3.71 tonnes per person Hungary
2010s 4.84 tonnes per person 3.13 tonnes per person 1.71 tonnes per person Hungary
2020s 4.56 tonnes per person 4 tonnes per person 0.5568 tonnes per person Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Hungary or Maldives?
Maldives, at 4.37 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Hungary and Maldives?
0.23 tonnes per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Maldives?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Maldives rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Hungary ranks 83rd and Maldives ranks 80th 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

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.