Hungary vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Hungary
5.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Hungary rank
43rd
Sweden rank
44th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 5.18 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 49.34 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 610,056 tonnes | 54,960 tonnes | 555,096 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1840s | 1.35 million tonnes | 362,278 tonnes | 992,485 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1850s | 3.72 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 943,682 tonnes | Hungary |
| 1860s | 12.32 million tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1870s | 33.83 million tonnes | 24.99 million tonnes | 8.84 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1880s | 67.67 million tonnes | 52.99 million tonnes | 14.68 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1890s | 121.06 million tonnes | 101.96 million tonnes | 19.10 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1900s | 206.98 million tonnes | 187.50 million tonnes | 19.48 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1910s | 318.55 million tonnes | 314.95 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | Hungary |
| 1920s | 420.47 million tonnes | 429.07 million tonnes | 8.60 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 540.44 million tonnes | 614.38 million tonnes | 73.94 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 685.67 million tonnes | 815.15 million tonnes | 129.48 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 912.52 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 186.67 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 216.59 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 331.44 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.89 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 219.20 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.62 billion tonnes | 3.70 billion tonnes | 74.96 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.23 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | 37.30 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.75 billion tonnes | 4.76 billion tonnes | 7.50 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.10 billion tonnes | 5.06 billion tonnes | 40.10 million tonnes | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Hungary or Sweden?
- Hungary, at 5.18 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Hungary and Sweden?
- 49.34 million tonnes, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Hungary ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 44th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.