Austria vs Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Austria
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
2.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Hungary rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Austria
- Hungary
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.63 billion tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 145.14 million tonnes.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
Across all 192 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 26th and Hungary ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 7.56 million tonnes | 441,146 tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1840s | 17.40 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 16.04 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1850s | 47.93 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | 44.21 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1860s | 99.66 million tonnes | 12.32 million tonnes | 87.33 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 172.37 million tonnes | 33.80 million tonnes | 138.57 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 281.01 million tonnes | 67.59 million tonnes | 213.42 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 425.36 million tonnes | 120.97 million tonnes | 304.40 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 687.38 million tonnes | 206.81 million tonnes | 480.57 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 318.26 million tonnes | 787.84 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 418.78 million tonnes | 870.42 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 532.23 million tonnes | 924.73 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 662.46 million tonnes | 879.95 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 853.43 million tonnes | 849.31 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 669.31 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 421.10 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | 193.43 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 2.27 billion tonnes | 72.01 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 63.50 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2010s | 2.66 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 97.61 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 131.30 million tonnes | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Austria or Hungary?
- Austria, at 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.63 billion tonnes in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Austria and Hungary?
- 145.14 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
- 192 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Austria ranks 26th and Hungary ranks 29th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.