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

Hungary
0.1586 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Italy
0.1592 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Hungary rank
111th
Italy rank
110th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Hungary
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ in Hungary, a difference of 0.0006 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 102 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 111th and Italy ranks 110th of 164 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Italy Difference Ahead
1870s 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ 0.034 kilograms per international-$ 0.172 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1890s 0.3379 kilograms per international-$ 0.1295 kilograms per international-$ 0.2084 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1900s 0.5016 kilograms per international-$ 0.1265 kilograms per international-$ 0.3751 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1910s 0.488 kilograms per international-$ 0.191 kilograms per international-$ 0.297 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1920s 0.3928 kilograms per international-$ 0.1916 kilograms per international-$ 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1930s 0.3402 kilograms per international-$ 0.1932 kilograms per international-$ 0.147 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1940s 0.4849 kilograms per international-$ 0.1768 kilograms per international-$ 0.3081 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1950s 0.6951 kilograms per international-$ 0.1915 kilograms per international-$ 0.5036 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1960s 0.8021 kilograms per international-$ 0.291 kilograms per international-$ 0.5111 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1970s 0.8015 kilograms per international-$ 0.3589 kilograms per international-$ 0.4427 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1980s 0.7534 kilograms per international-$ 0.2943 kilograms per international-$ 0.4591 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
1990s 0.6073 kilograms per international-$ 0.2754 kilograms per international-$ 0.332 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
2000s 0.3449 kilograms per international-$ 0.2398 kilograms per international-$ 0.1051 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
2010s 0.2127 kilograms per international-$ 0.1813 kilograms per international-$ 0.0313 kilograms per international-$ Hungary
2020s 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ 0.0138 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, Hungary or Italy?
Italy, at 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ in Hungary as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Hungary and Italy?
0.0006 kilograms per international-$, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
102 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Hungary ranks 111th and Italy ranks 110th 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-$).