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Hungary vs South Korea: Carbon intensity of energy

Hungary
158.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
South Korea
159.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Hungary rank
174th
South Korea rank
172nd

Carbon intensity of energy over time

  • Hungary
  • South Korea
0100200300196519942024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 159.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 158.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Hungary, a difference of 0.726 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Korea ahead.

Hungary ranks 174th and South Korea ranks 172nd of 204 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of energy
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.