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
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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

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
Last refreshed

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