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
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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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.