Hungary vs Turkey: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Hungary
-10.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
-9.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
186th
Turkey rank
184th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Hungary
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -9.52 million tonnes against -10.75 million tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 1.22 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 186th and Turkey ranks 184th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.47 million tonnes | 14.84 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1860s | 10.27 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1870s | 11.06 million tonnes | 11.52 million tonnes | 458,340 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1880s | 10.75 million tonnes | 9.13 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 12.00 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 10.77 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 4.49 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | 7.26 million tonnes | 30.56 million tonnes | 23.30 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1920s | 8.37 million tonnes | 49.23 million tonnes | 40.86 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1930s | 7.67 million tonnes | 88.65 million tonnes | 80.99 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1940s | 3.63 million tonnes | 88.54 million tonnes | 84.91 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1950s | -343,473 tonnes | 135.00 million tonnes | 135.35 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | -2.01 million tonnes | 100.85 million tonnes | 102.87 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | -3.52 million tonnes | 71.59 million tonnes | 75.10 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | -3.61 million tonnes | 41.00 million tonnes | 44.61 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | -5.68 million tonnes | 22.05 million tonnes | 27.73 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | -7.18 million tonnes | 8.16 million tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | -9.49 million tonnes | -14.14 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2020s | -8.49 million tonnes | 873,631 tonnes | 9.36 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Hungary or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -9.52 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 Turkey?
- 1.22 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Turkey rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Hungary ranks 186th and Turkey ranks 184th 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.