Hungary vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Hungary
-10.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
-10.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
186th
Spain rank
185th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Hungary
  • Spain
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M60.0M185019372024

How they compare

Spain currently reports -10.46 million tonnes against -10.75 million tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 281,900 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.

Hungary ranks 186th and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Spain Difference Ahead
1850s 13.47 million tonnes 24.59 million tonnes 11.12 million tonnes Spain
1860s 10.27 million tonnes 19.65 million tonnes 9.38 million tonnes Spain
1870s 11.06 million tonnes 15.57 million tonnes 4.51 million tonnes Spain
1880s 10.75 million tonnes 11.78 million tonnes 1.03 million tonnes Spain
1890s 12.00 million tonnes 21.18 million tonnes 9.18 million tonnes Spain
1900s 10.77 million tonnes 22.25 million tonnes 11.47 million tonnes Spain
1910s 7.26 million tonnes 31.20 million tonnes 23.94 million tonnes Spain
1920s 8.37 million tonnes 39.73 million tonnes 31.37 million tonnes Spain
1930s 7.67 million tonnes 42.05 million tonnes 34.38 million tonnes Spain
1940s 3.63 million tonnes 20.14 million tonnes 16.51 million tonnes Spain
1950s -343,473 tonnes 19.83 million tonnes 20.17 million tonnes Spain
1960s -2.01 million tonnes 10.15 million tonnes 12.16 million tonnes Spain
1970s -3.52 million tonnes 2.58 million tonnes 6.10 million tonnes Spain
1980s -3.61 million tonnes -10.77 million tonnes 7.16 million tonnes Hungary
1990s -5.68 million tonnes -22.37 million tonnes 16.69 million tonnes Hungary
2000s -7.18 million tonnes -22.35 million tonnes 15.17 million tonnes Hungary
2010s -9.49 million tonnes -17.11 million tonnes 7.61 million tonnes Hungary
2020s -8.49 million tonnes -10.12 million tonnes 1.63 million tonnes Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Hungary or Spain?
Spain, at -10.46 million tonnes against -10.75 million tonnes in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Hungary and Spain?
281,900 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Spain?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Hungary ranks 186th and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.