Brazil vs Hungary: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Brazil
2.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary
2.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
Hungary rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Brazil
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.71 billion tonnes against 2.63 billion tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 77.28 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Hungary ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Hungary ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Hungary Difference Ahead
1850s 664,430 tonnes 4.89 million tonnes 4.22 million tonnes Hungary
1860s 3.75 million tonnes 12.32 million tonnes 8.57 million tonnes Hungary
1870s 11.19 million tonnes 33.80 million tonnes 22.61 million tonnes Hungary
1880s 21.37 million tonnes 67.59 million tonnes 46.22 million tonnes Hungary
1890s 39.32 million tonnes 120.97 million tonnes 81.65 million tonnes Hungary
1900s 65.21 million tonnes 206.81 million tonnes 141.59 million tonnes Hungary
1910s 105.42 million tonnes 318.26 million tonnes 212.84 million tonnes Hungary
1920s 145.62 million tonnes 418.78 million tonnes 273.16 million tonnes Hungary
1930s 199.72 million tonnes 532.23 million tonnes 332.51 million tonnes Hungary
1940s 257.57 million tonnes 662.46 million tonnes 404.89 million tonnes Hungary
1950s 320.10 million tonnes 853.43 million tonnes 533.33 million tonnes Hungary
1960s 375.37 million tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes 841.11 million tonnes Hungary
1970s 467.11 million tonnes 1.63 billion tonnes 1.16 billion tonnes Hungary
1980s 674.79 million tonnes 2.00 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes Hungary
1990s 1.07 billion tonnes 2.27 billion tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes Hungary
2000s 1.55 billion tonnes 2.44 billion tonnes 888.86 million tonnes Hungary
2010s 2.13 billion tonnes 2.56 billion tonnes 431.54 million tonnes Hungary
2020s 2.60 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes 23.54 million tonnes Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Hungary?
Brazil, at 2.71 billion tonnes against 2.63 billion tonnes in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Hungary?
77.28 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Hungary?
169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Hungary rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Brazil ranks 27th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.