Austria vs Hungary: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Austria
0.1541 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Hungary
0.1586 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Austria rank
114th
Hungary rank
111th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Austria
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ in Austria, a difference of 0.0045 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 114th and Hungary ranks 111th of 164 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hungary Difference Ahead
1870s 0.5486 kilograms per international-$ 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ 0.3427 kilograms per international-$ Austria
1890s 0.6207 kilograms per international-$ 0.3379 kilograms per international-$ 0.2827 kilograms per international-$ Austria
1900s 1.01 kilograms per international-$ 0.5016 kilograms per international-$ 0.5077 kilograms per international-$ Austria
1910s 1.66 kilograms per international-$ 0.488 kilograms per international-$ 1.18 kilograms per international-$ Austria
1920s 0.565 kilograms per international-$ 0.3928 kilograms per international-$ 0.1721 kilograms per international-$ Austria
1930s 0.4016 kilograms per international-$ 0.3402 kilograms per international-$ 0.0615 kilograms per international-$ Austria
1940s 0.4847 kilograms per international-$ 0.4849 kilograms per international-$ 0.0002 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1950s 0.4806 kilograms per international-$ 0.6951 kilograms per international-$ 0.2146 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1960s 0.4238 kilograms per international-$ 0.8021 kilograms per international-$ 0.3783 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1970s 0.4042 kilograms per international-$ 0.8015 kilograms per international-$ 0.3973 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1980s 0.304 kilograms per international-$ 0.7534 kilograms per international-$ 0.4494 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1990s 0.2731 kilograms per international-$ 0.6073 kilograms per international-$ 0.3342 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
2000s 0.2377 kilograms per international-$ 0.3449 kilograms per international-$ 0.1071 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
2010s 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ 0.2127 kilograms per international-$ 0.0245 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
2020s 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ 0.0075 kilograms per international-$ Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Austria or Hungary?
Hungary, at 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Austria and Hungary?
0.0045 kilograms per international-$, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
102 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Austria ranks 114th and Hungary ranks 111th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).