Hungary vs Serbia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Hungary
2.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
2.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
29th
Serbia rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Hungary
- Serbia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.63 billion tonnes against 2.14 billion tonnes in Serbia, a difference of 489.65 million tonnes.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
Across all 129 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 29th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 69.58 million tonnes | 13,049 tonnes | 69.57 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 120.97 million tonnes | 577,099 tonnes | 120.39 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 206.81 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 203.08 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | 299.49 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | 290.83 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1920s | 418.78 million tonnes | 25.97 million tonnes | 392.80 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1930s | 532.23 million tonnes | 62.07 million tonnes | 470.17 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1940s | 671.72 million tonnes | 91.65 million tonnes | 580.07 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1950s | 853.43 million tonnes | 156.15 million tonnes | 697.29 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 296.27 million tonnes | 920.22 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1.63 billion tonnes | 528.70 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.00 billion tonnes | 866.32 million tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2.27 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2.44 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 887.17 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.56 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 689.03 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 532.28 million tonnes | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Hungary or Serbia?
- Hungary, at 2.63 billion tonnes against 2.14 billion tonnes in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Hungary and Serbia?
- 489.65 million tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Serbia?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Serbia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Hungary ranks 29th and Serbia ranks 32nd 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.