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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.