Hungary vs Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Hungary
2.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
2.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
29th
Slovakia rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Hungary
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.70 billion tonnes against 2.63 billion tonnes in Hungary, a difference of 64.11 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 29th and Slovakia ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 12.32 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 9.50 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1870s | 33.80 million tonnes | 20.04 million tonnes | 13.77 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1880s | 67.59 million tonnes | 68.12 million tonnes | 529,820 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 120.97 million tonnes | 149.01 million tonnes | 28.04 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 206.81 million tonnes | 259.15 million tonnes | 52.35 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 318.26 million tonnes | 393.01 million tonnes | 74.75 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 418.78 million tonnes | 512.09 million tonnes | 93.31 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 532.23 million tonnes | 629.28 million tonnes | 97.04 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 662.46 million tonnes | 786.23 million tonnes | 123.77 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 853.43 million tonnes | 974.58 million tonnes | 121.15 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 33.27 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.63 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 38.85 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.00 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 62.11 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2.27 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 40.11 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2.44 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 14.48 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.56 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | 24.02 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 53.99 million tonnes | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Hungary or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.70 billion tonnes against 2.63 billion tonnes in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Hungary and Slovakia?
- 64.11 million tonnes, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Slovakia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Slovakia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Hungary ranks 29th and Slovakia ranks 28th 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.